There is really just one Xmas song that can be called the best ever and that is Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues. I love that song, the voices of Shane Macgowan and Kirsty Maccoll are magic. Watch the song here Fairytale of New York video here below.
I want to wish all readers a Happy Holiday Season. I will now take a break over the holidays and I will be back in January 2017!
United States is not the best country to do business in anymore. In fact it has been several years since the United States was at the top of Forbes’ annual list of the Best Countries for Business. One country headed in the opposite direction is Sweden, which moves up four spots to the top …
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There are only eight more signatures to go until the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) enters into force. My good friend Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section, at UNCTAD wrote this article two months ago why this needs to happen as soon as possible. The article below is worth reading many times. There is …
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When Dustin Yellin was eight years old, he buried a dollar bill, a pen and a fork inside a box, with the specific idea that aliens might find it in the future. It’s unclear what he hoped might happen then or, indeed, what happened to the box, but it did start Yellin on an …
Danes are the happiest people in the world, according to a study of world happiness levels. Denmark topped the list of 156 countries, ranked by independent experts on a variety of measures. Sweden is still top 10 as all years this study has been done. Factors such as per capita gross domestic product, healthy …
It is Xmas time and in New York it is a time when, in the words of Meyer Berger, the city tries “to match the gems from her endless treasure chest against the winking and sparking brilliants in Heaven’s vault”. Only grinches fail to succumb to the seasonal spirit when the snow is falling …
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The percentage of people living in extreme poverty around the world has fallen by more than half over the past three decades. But polls show that most people are not only ignorant of this fact, but believe that poverty has increased. This column explores progress towards ending global poverty by 2030, the first of …
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The International Newtwork of Customs Universities (INCU) writes a request about increased resesrch in some specific areas high-lighted by the World Bank. At the 11th PICARD Conference, Mr Gerard McLinden, Lead Customs and Trade Facilitation Specialist from the World Bank (Singapore) emphasized the importance of research in relation to border management reform activities. With …
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Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup), my second home, will be expand and re-build in a huge investment of approximately for 2,6 billion Euro in the following years. The airport will be expanded to accommodate 40 million passengers per year. Kastrup which wants to remain Northern Europe’s largest airport, is planning to open 17 new long-haul routes …
The race to the top has just gotten tighter, with two rising mega-towers in the Middle East battling to become the world’s tallest. Construction has now begun on The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor, a vast waterfront development, with completion scheduled for ahead of Dubai’s Expo 2020 world fair, which kicks off in October …
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The Dutch government has approved a bill that allows the country to ratify the EU’s cooperation agreement with Ukraine. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday that he is confident that the Parliament will vote on the proposal, which is a compromise between the Netherlands and other EU countries. It is uncertain however whether …
Switzerland has once again topped the table as the world’s most innovative economy, in the latest World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report. Sweden is still Top 6 in the world. It is the seventh year in a row that Switzerland has claimed the title. The European nation scores highly on a range of indices, …
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Today the Swedish Minister for ICTand Digitalization, Peter Eriksson, presented the main features of Swedish Government’s new high-speed Internet and broadband strategy – a fully connected Sweden. The strategy is the first of its kind that covers all people living in Sweden. The strategy has the following objectives: – In 2020, 95 percent of …
Amazon has kicked off a private trial of its highly anticipated drone delivery program.For now, there are only two U.K. customers in the program. Amazon said it would expand to dozens of customers near its British facility in the coming months and later grow to hundreds. The trial is limited to daytime deliveries during …
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This week Aliança Procomex & the Federal Revenue Authority of Brazil (Receita Federal) organized a very successful and historic third international High-Level seminar on AEO Brazil in Sao Paulo under the title ‘AEO Integrado’. More than 400 high-level participants attended the seminar This was an international event with participation from eight countries, where Receita …
Tonight my favourite band in the world, Swedish pop giants KENT ends their career with their last ever performance in Stockholm. KENT plays in front of 27.000 people in Tele2 arena. The band end their farewell tour with three concerts in Stockholm, the last one tonight. My oldest daughter Louise – another passionate KENT …
This week I am in Brazil for work. It is the end of the year and we will present our results on the AEO Brazil project. A very innovative AEO programme that has changed the way of Brazilian import and export. View from a hotel room in Sao Paulo It is always a pleasure …
This has been a fantastic year for my new blog here on www.larskarlsson.com. Over the last months the interest and mumber if visitors has not only increased but almost exploded. The weblog ‘Capacity Now’ has now by far surpassed my old blog, ‘Nothing is impossible’ in popularity. Last month I had more than 16.000 …
Gabon and the Kyrgyz Republic have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), putting the total number of ratifications from members at 102. Only 8 more ratifications are needed to bring the TFA into force. The TFA will enter into force once two-thirds of the WTO membership has formally accepted the Agreement. In addition to …
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