I want to remind you all about the new book, ‘Offshore, oil and gas installations security’ by friend and colleague Dr. Mikhail Kashubsky, at the Center of Customs and Excise Center of Charles Sturt University. Milhail is also Head lf the Secretariat of the International Network of Customs Universities (INCU), where I am Honarary …

My perosonal favourite quote is ‘Nothing is impossible’. I know this is true.The impossible just takes a bit longer to achieve.  There are many stories to tell about people achieving the impossible. It is all about people. People change the world.  Here is another great story for you.  The girl on the left is …

They all have names. Zlstan Ibrahimovic supports the World Food Programme.  805 million people are suffering from hunger today. They all have names. The world needs us, it needs your help. Let us feed the world. It is time for change.  Link to Ibra and the 805millilnnames campaign

When I was born I was the 32 61 459 054th person on Earth and 77 110 430 412 people have lived on Earth until today.  My dear Bangladeshan friend Etheshamul Hoque has directed me towards a very interesting article and campaign at BBC in UK. It is a very interesting initiative about the …

It is glorious to live in the age of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. To my grandchildren I will one day say, I saw him play. 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has created another success when entering his new club Manchester United and the Premiere League this season. Zlatan has always been a charismatic charachter and controversial person with a lot of integrity and according to some people, arrogance (I don’t agree – believing in your own ability is not arrogance).  Especially in …

If you look at all the data, it’s clear there’s never been a better time to be alive. Swedish author, historian, thinker – and my Facebook friend, Johan Norberg has published an article in The Spectator.  Johan Norberg is a historian devoted to promoting economic globalization and classical liberal positions. He is arguably most …

My club, Malmö FF, won today at home 4-1 against Jönköping Södra.  Goals by Bengtsson, Kjartansson, Christiansson (above) and Jeremejeff.  We are leading and at the top of the Swedish League after 19 games. One point ahead of last years’ champions Norrköping, six points ahead of AIK Solna from Stockholm and ten points ahead …

The challange to meet the United Nations 17 global sustainability has started and Swedish daily newspaper SvD presents in several articles the views of Swedish leaders working with international development to express their views. This is an inofficial translation of some parts of the interview with UN Deputy Secretary General Joaiim Reiter. The UN …

The XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is over. It was good games. Sweden ended up in 26th place of all participating countries with eleven medals, two gold, six silver and three bronze medals. Not so bad for a country with 9,5 million citizens. Even though we have had better games  The …

At the international airport of Rio de Janeiro (GIG) I did run into the Swedish national team in soccer, that won the Olympic silver medal at a heroic performance in the final against Germany at Maracana yesterday.  I was there and watched the team play a really good game.  I asked the coach Pia …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has arrived to England. People has noticed… Ibrahimovic has played four games for his new club Manchester United and he has score five goals so far. An overhead kick goal in his first game against Galatasaray. Then Zlatan scored the 2-1 winner in the Community Shield final against Leichester.  Last week he …

Which is the world’s most innovative country? Answering this question is the aim of the annual Global Innovation Index and a related report, which were published recently by Cornell University, INSEAD, a business school, and the World Intellectual Property Organisation.  The ranking of 140 countries and economies around the world, which are scored using …

So I have entered the eye of hurricane. Rio de Janeiro, one of the most beautiful cities in the world has gone mad. It is the fever of the Olympic games that has arrived.  The Olympic Symbol at Copacabana I am back in Brazil for work. The meetings take place in one of my …

We have talked about globalization the last twenty years. In the beginning we didn’t really know what it meant but we have now seen the globalization effects the last decade, especially in areas like movement of people and goods. There are many examples. Global crises that have impacted all of us. However there are …

The Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has the last days visited Serbia.  During the vidit PM Löfven met Serbian Prime Minister Alexandar Vucic. Löfven  promised his and Swedens’ support for Serbias wish to join the European Union.  “I appreciate the progress that Serbia has made” Löfven stated to media.  PM Löfven had a long …

It is time to register for the Customs Event of the year. Don’t miss it!  The Event will take place on October 31 to Nobember 2 in Jumeirah Towers in Dubai UAE.  GTDW 7.0 will host over 800 participants representing leading Governments, Customs Administrations plus private sector leaders across customs, compliance, trade, supply chain …

Encouraging people to work from home doesn’t just appeal to employees; it could help build trust and increase productivity, according to an MIT study. The Executive Education program at MIT Sloan School of Management piloted a flex time scheme in which a team of 35 employees were encouraged to work remotely at least two …

Today Manchester United started their journey towards the Premier League title by winning against Bournemouth away 3-1. It was the first Premiere League game for Zlatan Ibrahimovic.  He is unique in many ways, but also since he has scored in his premiere game in all leagues he has played in, namely Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, …

Today Swedish international Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes his first official game in the English Premiere League, the league they say is the best in the world.  Ibrahimovic has won more titles than any other olayer in the history of soccer, he has 13 league titles in 14 seasons and he is already national champion and …