Today Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Swedish football international and the prodigal son of my town Malmö – was home to receive the greatest of honors, his statue outside our arena.

In our country only kings get statues.now, Zlatan is our king.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic was backnin Malmö, Sweden for the opening ceremony.

Zlatan grow up and started his career here in my club Malmö FF and he is a hero beyond imagination in our town.

Zlatan is one of the best football players this world has seen. He is also a very special charachter and the most well known Swedish citizen in the world ever.

It was great to see Zlatan here to unveil the statue.

He is always here, there and everywhere. Now and forever outside our stadium where he belongs.

Thousands of people came to pay tribute to Zlatan today .

Today I was invited to speak at the Swedish National Day in Malmoe.

The National Customs Day is arranged by Swedish Customs & Chamber in Commerce in Southern Sweden.

I participated in a panel about Brexit & international trade trends together with Ulrika Badenfeldt PwC & Pernilla Johansson SsHK.

The event was moderated by the excellent dCEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Southern Sweden, Per Tryding.

A legend on stage, my former colleague and brother-in-arms, Kenneth Persson – leading expert in Swedish Customs.

My former colleague and old friend, Åsa Wilcox National Operational Director at Swedish Customs, on stage at the Swedish National Customs Day. Great presentation.

This event is an excellent example on long-term partnership and cooperation between Government and Private Sector. It is a very open arena for a necessary dialogue for the greater good of all.

It is also a chance to meet former colleagues and friends and to network with professionals from the industry.

Today Monday 7 October, Iceland Customs launched the AEO Iceland program and opened up for applications after a pilot phase. The historic and first certificate was handed to IKEA during a ceremony at the IKEA store in Gardabaer, just outside Reykjavik.

 

The AEO program is fully aligned with WCO SAFE Framework of Standards and provides AEO companies with benefits such as reduced inspections, priority processing and improved services.

The AEO certificate is a quality stamp for certified companies. Iceland Customs is also preparing for Mutual Recognitions Agreements (MRA) with other AEO programs.

We in KGH Global Consulting are proud to have supported the Icelandic Directorate of Customs in the development and implementation of the program, and also in the development of MRA strategy.