The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and SARS will host a Regional Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Awareness Engagement Session from 29 to 31 May 2023 at Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg to promote visibility and uptake of the AEO Programme within the SACU region. This session, which is intended for Customs officials, partner government agencies, …
Dear Ígor Katz, thank you for your kind & inspiring words. Reading this on a Sunday morning from a fellow professional & academic makes me happy.
Last weekend is awlays a long weekend in Scandinavia and we normally do our annual hiking with our best friends. The last years we have done West Highland Way in Scotland. This year we we to beautiful Tuscany region of Italy, namely Chianti district, which meant that we also could enjoy tha amazing Chianti …
This week we celebrated the start of a cooperation to make Paraguay the first fully digital AEO administration in Latin America, in a project with the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)/Global Alliance for Trade Facilutation (GATF #administration ) & Maersk Customs Services (MCS) using our digital Maersk AEO CAM solution. In the picture: …
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On the second day opening of the ’IX AEO International Seminar – Coordinated Border Management, the Integrated AEO Program, and e-Commerce Operations’ in São Paulo, I did a Key Note Lecture about ’Global Trade 2.0 – AEO, Digitalization and new Trusted Trade Lanes for (e)Commerce’. I had great feedback & response from the audience. …
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1.3 tons of cocaine have been seized in the port of Helsingborg in Southern Sweden since September last year. This is stated by the Swedish Customs Service at a press conference today. The seizures that are “completely unprecedented in Swedish criminal history”, according to Magnus Pettersson, prosecutor at the National Unit against International and …
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The ’IX AEO International Seminar – Coordinated Border Management, the Integrated AEO Program, and e-Commerce Operations’, has started in São Paulo Brazil with a crowded full house with 450 participants from more than 20 countries. I participated in the opening ceremony of the event & in the first panel on ’Regional Mutual Recognition Agreements …
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Before the IX AEO International Seminar – Coordinated Border Management, the Integrated AEO Program, and e-Commerce Operations, starting tomorrow in São Paulo, Instituto Procomex arranged a two day workshop for the 12 countries in Americas that has commited to a regional AEO mutual recognition programme. Here my longtime colleague & friend John Mein, executive …
Tomorrow the IX AEO International Seminar starts in São Paulo. This annual event is organized by Instituto Procomex & Receita Federal do Brazil, the Brazilian Revenue Authority. I have had the honor to be Key Note Speaker on the previous eight conferences, having been senior advisor & arctitect on the design & development of …
Today we did a 39K hile with our dogs in Sothern Sweden. It was a great hike by the sea and through forrests. Summer is finally here and we had blue skies all day. This is ny landscape, where I grew up as a child. 6,5 hours later we arrived to Flädie Food & …
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has audited the European Union Authorized Economic Operator programme (AEO), In the executive summary of the audit report, that was published this week, the auditors write; ’The EU has a programme in place to simplify customs procedures for reliable traders, to facilitate legitimate trade between the EU and …
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Global Trade 2.0 is here. I am a board member of several international think-tanks & research networks. We see clearly a new global trade paradigm evolving. Today I was asked for a definition of Global Trade 2.0, so now I am working on it, defining the new global integrated network of connected supply chain …
Exciting news! We are thrilled to unveil the design of our first green fuel powered vessel . The build is on and it’s soon to be delivered by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Our feeder vessel has a dual-fuel engine and will be able to operate on green methanol – our commitment to lead the way …
Today we played the seventh game of the Swedish football season 2023. My club Malmö FF played AIK Solna from Stockholm at home today. This game is normally one of the biggest of the year and also today we played in front of a full stadium at home in Malmö. Malmö FF won the …
Trade is a key element of developing countries growth startegies. Like many other emerging economies West African country, Togo, plans investment reforms to drive sustainable growth. Home to major banks and one of the fastest-growing economies in West Africa, Togo has the potential to become an important investment hub in the region, according to …
May 11th – Don’t miss this webinar on ’The Future of Trade Compliance: How Technology is Revolutionizing the Industry”. I will be speaking about Global Trade 2.0 & how a new level of Trade Compliance will become the licence to play for global trade. In this webinar, you will learn: 🔵 ICS2: What is …
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The Offer is an American biographical drama miniseries created by Michael Tolkin and developed by Tokin and Nikki Toscano for Paramount+. The series follows the development and production of Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark gangster film The Godfather (1972) for Paramount Pictures. The show is based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences …
The Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as the President of the World Bank. Mr. Banga begins his five-year term on June 2, 2023. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mastercard, a global organization with nearly 24,000 employees. …
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More than 1200 participants at The World FCO AICE 2023 ’Global Trade 2.0: Zones, An Ecosystem of Trust Driving Prosperity’ event today. Delivering my Opening Key Note Speech on ’Global Trade 2.0 – A Ecosystem of Trust’ at the World FZO AICE 2023 conference in Dubai this morning. I moderated the opening plenary panel …
The first of its kind in the world, the e-motorway may lead to an expansion of a further 3,000 km of electric roads in Sweden by 2045. As the EU passed a landmark law last month to require all new cars sold to have zero CO2 emissions from 2035, European countries are rushing to …