Swedish track’n field superstar Armand Duplantis is World Champion in Pole Jump again. What an outstanding athlete he is. 6.10 with attempts on his own world record.

The Trade Facilitation Innovation Days is one of the most valuable events for our industry. I will be there speaking about new innovative integrated Maersk solutions. Are you coming too?

The 2023 edition of the Trade Facilitation Innovation Days.

On the agenda:
⛓ Reinventing supply chains
💻 Advancing e-commerce
♻ Accelerating green trade…and more!

📅 19- 20 September 2023
📍 Virtual

The BRICS group of developing economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – meet in Johannesburg starting today (to Thursday) for their annual summit, during which expansion of the bloc is expected to figure high on the agenda.

BRICS accounts for some 40% of the world’s population, and an estimated one-quarter of global gross domestic product. In terms of purchasing power parity, BRICS countries now have a larger share of global economic activity than G-7 countries.

This is an important meeting for world trade.

A BRICS expansion is one of the topics on the agenda. Some 40 nations, including Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are all interested in joining, and discussions about new members will likely feature high on the agenda of the summit, with BRICS members differing on the benefits of expansion.

Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Xi Jinping of China, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have all confirmed their attendance. Russia will be sending Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.