Gus, an emperor penguin who travell about 3,000km from Antarctica to the West Australian coast, is on his long way home after being released into the Southern Ocean.
Emperor penguins can travel up to 1,600km on foraging trips, when they hunt fish, squid and krill. So Gus’s arrival on Ocean Beach, Denmark, on 1 November sparked surprise.
Local wildlife carers Carole and Graham Biddulph looked after Gus during his 20-day “extraordinary stopover” before his release back into the Southern Ocean earlier this week.
The regulatory overhaul, related to digital negotiable instrument (#DNI) utilisation, is gaining global momentum with key #economies and financing hubs now following in the steps of the UK, Singapore and Mexico. While the regulatory environment is already enabling #transactions utilising #eBills as collateral, looking beyond the #financial sphere might suggest that #trade #finance lags far behind other areas of the ecosystem.
At GTR Nordics on November 27, Joshua Kroeker (Mitigram), Rebeca Suup (Alleima), Patrik Zekkar (Enigio), Christer Norén (Swedbank), Chris Southworth (ICC United Kingdom) and Lars Karlsson (A.P. Moller – Maersk) will review some of the more contentious issues relating to trade digitalisation, taking in lessons learned from more digitally advanced areas of the ecosystem:
– To what extent are differing legal jurisdictions and lack of documentary standardisation slowing DNI adoption?
– How much comfort can be provided on the singularity, integrity and exclusive control of eBills?
– Are trade financiers sold on the potential of DNIs and is the commercial case strong enough to persuade corporates and shippers to push this forward?
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Abu Dhabi Customs, representing UAE Customs, is set to pilot a digital trade corridor initiative with Brazil’s Federal Receita do Brasil (RFB). The recent WCO 2024 Technology Conference in Rio de Janeiro provided an excellent platform to meet and sign a joint statement aimed at strengthening bilateral customs cooperation. The agreement and pilot has been developed by UAE ICP Suoud A., Brazil RFB @Frederico Froes Fontes, Ronaldo Feltrin, Elton Carlos Busarello, WCO Vyara Filipova, Gordana Vidanovic, WEF Tim Stekkinger, and Maersk Lars Karlsson.
This initiative aligns with the UAE’s strategic goals, and this year’s WCO theme: “Digital Frontier: Customs Embracing Innovation with Traditional and New Partners”. Abu Dhabi Customs also showcased its expertise with Khalid Al Marzooqi’s contributions as a speaker in two key sessions: “A new Era in Land Transport: Pushing Boundaries with Data and Technology” and “Unveiling the Power of Blockchain”.
The conference highlighted the need for innovative customs processes using emerging technologies and data analytics, highlighting the importance of iterative project development, including setting clear goals, using pilots to test projects on a reasonable scale, and then expanding the use of the new successful approaches to meet more fully the needs identified.
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