On my way from one city to another. New meetings, new clients, new projects. Up at 3.30am, leaving the hotel at 04.00am. Flying 06.00am. Going South. The normal day for a Fixer in Customs, Blrders and international trade.
I am a Member of the Global Trade Development Week Advisory Council. Together we are building the future platform for trade devlopment. You can be there too. Still in UAE and Asia. Soon in China, next year Africa. Check the editions on On Global Trade Development Week KW Group Global Trade Development Week #kwgroup …
I love football and Malmö FF is my club. Ypu know. Swedish football Champions Malmö FF has had a slow start this season. In Sweden we play spring-autumn seasons due to climate. Markus Rosenberg scoring 1-0 tonight After winning all 9 pre-season and cup games, Malmö has 1-1-1 in the forts three ganes. We …
I am in Prague for some meetings. This is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Event though I have been here many times, and spend my time nowadays in meeting rooms, I am still fascinated by the city. Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic and is located …
Don’t miss the Global Trade Development Week at the Grand Kempinksi Shanghai 2-4 July 2018. GTDW for the first time in China. I will be there – will you? Be there to listen to the latest news in Customs and Trade business. Here is the link to the agenda and registration: GTDW China Programme …
Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Oman. The musician – born Tim Bergling – was 28. Avicii was known as a pioneer of the Electronic Dance Movement. He was one of the most successful and influential DJs in the electronic music industry. “It is with profound sorrow that …
Today the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN ambassadors from the 15 member states of the UN Security Council arrives to my home region Skåne in Sweden for a work meeting at former Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld’s house Backåkra, just a few kilometers from my home. Dag Hammarskjöld was appointed UN Secretary General in …
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There is only. One song that can be the best ever made. For me it is easy. I heard this song the first time in 1975. I was eleven years old at the time. Since then, and forever, it is the best song ever made. Layla. Layla is a song written by Eric Clapton …
HM Revenue & Customs chief executive confirms several major programmes will be affected due to prioritising development of new customs IT systems HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) plans to stop or delay a number of its transformation programmes to ensure it has the capability and capacity to complete its new Customs Declaration Services (CDS) …
He is a superstar and it is all about showbiz. Here is the hillarious interview from the Jimmy Kimmel Show. The King is in the U.S.A. Link to the Jimmy Kimmel Show
Online shoppers in Sweden Are since March 1st 2018 forced to pay VAT on all items purchased from outside the EU. PostNord, Sweden’s national carrier, was told by the Swedish Customs Authority to collect VAT on all non-EU packages, including thousands of packages that arrive from China every day. The changed rules came after …
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PrivateFly site has rated the airports with the world’s most beautiful landing lanes. I have been at seven of these airports. Sometimes the landing lane itself can be the highlight of the journey. Here are the ten most beautiful approaches in the world: 1. Donegal Airport (Republic of Ireland) Located in Ireland’s northernmost parts, …
Yesterday Zlatan Ibrahimovic put out the fire in Chicago by his 1-0 goal which became the only one beteeen Chicago Fire vs. LA Galaxy. Ibra provided another moment of magic for the LA Galaxy netting the third goal of his nascent MLS career to lift his new team to a 1-0 win over the …
When Roel van ‘t Veld, policy advisor and Brexit Coordinator at the Dutch Customs Administration, spoke at a Brexit event in Netherlands last week, the message was clear: “…additional customs formalities after Brexit are inevitable”. This is a translated text version of the addeess and a posting on LinkedIn of Mr. van ‘t Velds …
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Reading the Dubai morning papers, international politics and sport is dominating the headlines. It is the same whereever I go. Football is everywhere. People love sports and especially football. All continents. All countries. Another face of our globalized world.
Great article in FT about African trade. While Charles Oppong and three other drivers prepared to spend a ninth night sleeping under their trucks at a border post, officials from Ivory Coast and Ghana blamed each other for such hold-ups. Pointing the finger at his Ghanaian counterparts, an Ivorian official complained that Ghana insisted …
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I have spent the last days in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Trade and Customs is always moving, everywhere.
In March 2018, I had more visitors than ever before on my web blog. In March I had more than 16.000 visitors. A remarkable number for a blog about customs, borders, trade, capacity building, development, reform & modernization, music, film, sport & Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
Today Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will receive UK Prime Minister Theresa May for talks at Rosenbad in Stockholm. The two heads of government will discuss issues concerning cooperation between the UK and Sweden, Brexit, Brexit, Brexit – and the aftermath of the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. Media programme 17.30 Prime Minister Löfven …
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If you are interested in the Autorised Economic Operator instrument and how AEO/TTP will be used in the context of new trusted trade lanes – like e.g. The new Silk route, then you should gonto Baku on 2-4 May for this conference. The International Association of Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Customs and Logistics together …
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