This week we have delivered a AEO Validation Training WorkShop in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We have over the last three years together with Allianca Procomex – helped the Federal Revenue Agency of Brazil (Receita Federal) to design, develop and implement the new AEO programme of Brazil. The programme is since March this year fully …
This week I have spent in Sao Paulo Brazil – the biggest city in the world. At least according to most sources. It is a fascinating city in so many ways. Sao Paulo is the business center of Brazil and is geographically close to the main port of Brazil, Santos. The people of Sao …
This week I participated as Key Note Speaker at the inauguration of the AEO Brazil Customs-Private Sector Forum. For a compliance management partnership programme like an Authorized Economic Operator concept, it is essential to have a structured and well organized platform for dialogue between participating agencies and business about the programme. More than 100 …
Icehockey is a very popular sport in Sweden. Like in many European countries. However, since decades all the best players in the world plays in ghe National Hockey League (NHL) in Northern America. Every year there is a world championship, but the tournament is held during the NHL season so it is normally only …
This week I am in Sao Paulo Brazil for meetings with the Federal Revenue Agency (Receita Federal), Agriculture and Health Agencies. I am also speaking at the first AEO Consultative Forum and opening a new AEO Validation Training we are conducting this week here. Pim Berkhuizen and Hans Visser are in charge of the …
There is only one. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already made an impression in English Premiere League. Ibra is in his first season for Manchester United at the top of the Premiere League top scorers list having scored four goals in the first four games out of the seven goals that Inited has scored so far. …
International trade grew in the second quarter of 2016, according to OECD figures, writes Alex Gray on the WEF website. This halts two years of declining figures. It’s a rare piece of good news for the global economy, and comes days before the G20 leaders’ summit takes place in China. Trade among members of …
This week I have been back in Dubai for meetings. In the past there was a sating that all roads lead to Rome. Well today they will take you to Dubai in the United Arab Emurates (UAE). For goods and travellers Dubai and United Arab Emirates has become the center, the leading global hub …
This week International Standards Organization (ISO) held its 39th Gneral Assembly in Beijing, China – the so called ISO-week-China. A very important meeting. A global world needs global standards. Swedish Deputy Secretary General of UNCTAD, spoke at the event and said that “International standards have been 1 of the key drivers behind the remarkable …
When you think globalisation began depends on how you define it. Ancient civilizations and medieval cities of course exchanged tools, plants, diseases, and ideas. But most recent discussions of the start of globalisation define it as integration of a market across regions or countries, as measured by the convergence of commodity prices. For example, …
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15 years ago. It was the 11th September 2001. I was National Director and Head of ICT/Development of Swedish Customs. I was in my office of Swedish Customs HQ in a meeting, when my PA came in and said that I should rurn on the TV. I did and saw the second airplane crash …
I have had the same boss since 1978 – the one and only boss, Broce Springsteen. The Boss. The Amarican magazine has in his latest edition a fantastic article by David Kamp about Bruce Springsteen. The text is brilliant. Even better are the astonishing photos by superstar photographer Annie Leibovitz. Leibovitz is an American …
My favourite Professor, Hans Rosling, is an amazing person and charachter. I have met him and he is great . Hans Rosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician, and public speaker. He is Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institutet (The home of the Nobel Committee in Medecine and the highest ranked institute …
Digitization has become a priorty for Sweden and Swedish Government. “This is the most important long-term issue for Sweden – it is about the future growth and jobs of the future”, says Minister Mikael Damberg to media, “we are in the fourth industrial revolution. The production is changing, the way we treat consumers, business …
Yesterday the EU Customs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici participated in the EU Trade Seminar at the World Customs Organization (WCO) on Rue de Marche 30 in Brussels. Today the EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström visited WCO to participate in a ‘Women in Trade’ meeting. It was Ana Hinojosa, the Director for Compliance and Facilitation – …
I have spent the last days in my old hometown Brussels in Belgium. I am invited to speak and participate in a panel on a high-level seminar. It is always great to be back in Brussels.
Yesterday I was invited to speak and participate in a panel on the ‘EU Customs – Making a difference in modern trade?’ seminar that was organized by IATA jointly with six other trade associations at the WCO premises. It was a high-level seminar about The future of trade and how the new European Customs …
Yesterday evening Sweden played Netherlands at home in the opening game of the FIFAWorld Cup Qualifyer. The game ended 1-1 after Sweden scoring in the first half, a great goal by striker Marcus Berg and Wesley Sneijder equalizing in the middle of second half. Netherlands was the better team and had the ball possession …
Tonight we will play Netherlands in the FIFA 2018 Soccer World Cup Qualifyer group stage. It is the first game in the new campaign. Sweden is in a very difficult group with recent European Silver medalists France and the last World Cup bronze winners Netherlands. We have a new young national team, since four …
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