Tonight we plays our second round qulifying game in the FIFA Soccer World Cup. In the first game Sweden got a 1-1 draw against Netherlands. Now we play Luxembourg away, a game we have to win. On Monday we play Bulgaria at home. We need six points from these two games, before we play …
You want to learn a foreign language but you’re stuck on which one to go for? Well my friend, don’t follow the crowd, go for a fun choice like Swedish. What’s that? You’re not sure? Then let me convince you! Reason one: Swedish is a (relatively) easy language to pick up If you had …
Today I have been in Sandviken North of Stockholm for meetings and delivering a speech at a high-level Compliance Seminar. It was a great meeting with many good discussions and questions. I presented our AEO concept and developments in the field of compliance management globally. I like meeting professionals from the private sector for …
It is Nobel Prize week. As a Swedish citizen I am – like almost every Swede – very proud of the Nobel Prize institution. The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, and/or scientific advances. The …
Ten intelligent robots have started to work as customs officers at three ports in the cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan, southern China’s Guangdong Province on Saturday, according to the local customs office. My friend Yegor Belkov has posted this news on socil media and I think it is a verybijteresting example on innovation in …
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Cities are economic and political powerhouses. The GDP of the state of New York is larger than that of Spain or South Korea. In Latin America, São Paulo state alone is richer than Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia combined. Guangdong in China is wealthier than Russia or Mexico. More than a deliberate choice, paradiplomacy …
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I was delighted to get the monthly September statistics for this blog, ‘CapacityNow’ www.larskarlsson.com. September was anothet fantastic month with 13.887 visitors! I can only say that it is absolutely amazing that so many people visited my blog last month. These visitors came from more than 70 different countries. Thank you for reading my …
The United Nations Security Council reached a surprisingly swift consensus Wednesday on its choice for the next secretary general of the United Nations: António Guterres, a former prime minister of Portugal. Mr. Guterres, who ran the United Nations refugee agency for 10 years, had been the clear front-runner, and was apparently the choice of …
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From the ‘Bosnian Luis Suárez’ to Milan’s wonderkid Gianluigi Donnarumma, English Newspaper The Guardian identifies in its annual review some of the best young players born in 1999. There are two Swedish players on the list, Joel Asoro and Alexander Isak. Both are great talents and the future of Swedish fotball. The Guardian: Future …
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I am spending a few days in our office for Management Team meetings and other planning meetings. We have projects all around the world. Since I travel a lot to our clients, partners and colleagues in countries in all regions, it is more and more important to visit the office when I can. It …
President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that steps are being taken by the government to re-introduce the operations of Black Star Line; the national shipping line that in the 1970’s was a key player in the transport of Ghana’s commodities to abroad. The re-introduction of the national shipping line, the President said, was to …
Travellers face £5 charge to get through passport control faster! Charges of up to £17.50 at UK airports to jump immigration queues could be rolled out nationwide, a new report suggests. English newspaper The Guardian reports today thst travellers are to be charged to get through passport checks quickly at British airports, with some …
Boxing’s greatest-ever bout, the Thrilla in Manila took place on this very day in 1975. Having just returned from a visit to Manila yesterday it is hard for me not to think about Muhammad Ali today. Pure skill was much of it. The brutal delicacy of the ring-craft, so rare in the heavyweight division. …
Yesterday night Swedish exceptional soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic did it again, scoring the only goal when Manchester United beat Zoraya Luhansk in the UEFA Europe League Group Round, 1-0 at home on Old Trafford in Manchester. The goal was number 57 for Ibrahimovic in the European tournaments, same number of goals as legendary Italian …
Time to take another plane after a tour in Asia this week. I have had great meetings. I have really no idea how many airmiles I have done this year, but I do know that there is a lot of agencies out in the world that needs advise. I am on my way. It …
This week the world of Customs came to Manila to discuss academic research in the field of Customs, trade, borders and security. The World Customs Organization held its annual Acadmic conference here over the last days. Government officials, academics, scientists and private sector meet to learn about the latest goobal findings and to discuss …
In 1975 the greatest fighter of all times, Mohammad Ali met heavy weight boxing champion Joe Frazier in Manila, Philippines. The game was named ‘The Thrilla in Manila’ and it was the third and final boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Smokin’ Joe Frazier. Ali won on technical knock-out. The contest’s name is …
This week I participate in the World Customs Organizations (WCO) annual Academic conference PICARD in Manila, Philippines. The 2016 PICARD conference is an international event where the Academia, Government and Private Sector meet to discuss Academic Research & Development around Customs, borders, trade and security of the international supply chain and safety of our …
What are your favourite cities? Ibhabe visited 164 countries andvthese are my personal favourite cities: 1. Sydney 2. Rio de Janeiro 3. Singapore 4. San Francisco 5. Cape Town I also like Bangkok, New York, Istanbul and Stockholm. Every year MasterCard do a ranking of the most popular cities from a travel destination point-of-view. …
The last days I have spent in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia – or KL as everybody say – for meetings. I like this city. I have always liked the big cities in Asia. I have visited Malaysia many times in the past and it is always a pleasure to be back. KLIA Airport in KL …
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