Lead Generation, Virtual Site Tours, Webinars, Sales & Marketing Representation, Training & Development across the APAC region? KW Group have a 10 year track record in market access, trade & investment across the Asia Pacific region from our HQ in Malaysia at the heart of Asia. We understand that to establish in the region you need a long term vision and commitment of the highest quality combined with local networks. We support governments, IPAs, free trade zones, technologie

The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a joint statement on 6 April pledging to work together to facilitate trade in essential goods such as medical supplies, food, and energy. WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said the two organizations would work closely together to minimize disruption to cross-border trade in goods – in particular those essential to combat the COVID-19

Indonesia’s #customs department is set to be the 11th government agency to be part of the Tradelens consortium after the realization of the benefit and advantage of making use of the TradeLens platform, other countries whose custom departments have partnered with TradeLens includes #Thailand #Canada #Azerbaijan among others. The company’s stated goal is to facilitate faster #trade and to eliminate altogether paper-based verification processes thereby paving the way for quicke

''Leveraging Data & Innovative Technologies to Comply with Trade Regulations, Mitigate Risks & Maintain Operating Margins in an Increasingly Uncertain Cross-Border Trade Environment" As part of the preparations for GTDW China Trade Development Forum, June, Shanghai we are pleased to announce the Trade Compliance Leaders Panel Discussion and welcome top international speakers; Dr Ali Salamat, Economic Adviser-Trade Economist, the Directorate of International Trade, Oceans and

Dhaka Custom House (DCH) has put forward a proposal to install non-intrusive inspection tools worth Tk 2.14 billion at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) to ensure security and speed up passenger services. The DCH came up with the idea as it found the country's major and largest airport ill-equipped. VIEW FULL ARTICLE Join leading customs & tax administrations + trade facilitation related agencies at GTDW China Trade Development Week, 16-18 June, Shanghai Pudong.

New publication by International Trade Centre, Founding Members of GTDW Advisory Council on strategic approaches for ACFTA. Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area agreement, one of the most ambitious regional integration efforts of the 21st century, is requiring policymakers to align a wide range of complex and divergent trade strategies across the continent. If the agreement is to foster economic transformation, its strategic focus may have to deviate from previous efforts. Ex

China’s internet giant Alibaba Group, signed a memorandum of understanding with Ethiopian officials to help Ethiopia launch its first eWTP (electronic world trade platform) Hub, the second in Africa After Rwanda. At a ceremony held this morning and attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Dr. Getahun Mekuria, Minister of Innovation and Technology, Jack Ma, Founder of Jack Ma Foundation and Partner of Alibaba Group, Eric Jing, Alibaba Group Director and Financial Services Gro

Fantastic to welcome back Ricardo Treviño Chapa, Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO), previously Director General, Mexico Customs and previous participant with GTDW Middle East Editions. Join us to welcome Ricardo and an amazing line up of speakers in Shanghai, June 2020 for the 19th International Edition of Global Trade Development Week CONFIRMED SPEAKERS · [KEYNOTE] Ricardo Treviño Chapa, Deputy Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO) · Al

China will introduce more measures to better facilitate cross-border trade and investment, including improving foreign exchange management and further streamlining regulatory requirements with a view to attracting foreign investors with a more enabling business environment. The decision was adopted on Wednesday at the State Council's executive meeting, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang. Attendees at the Wednesday meeting agreed on 12 measures to boost cross-border trade and inves

A timely article that will be covered in depth at GTDW China Trade Development Week in June, Shanghai to address the issues and solutions around small parcels and ecommerce along with the impacts on customs and how to counter the impact of illicit trade through new innovations & tech. VIEW PROGRAM: http://bit.ly/GTDWChina2410 We invite attendees from Customs & Tax Authorities, Ministries of Trade/Economy/Finance, IP, Police & Judiciary Authorities, Heads of Brand Protection,

We are honoured to welcome Ricardo Treviño Chapa, Deputy Secretary General of World Customs Organization as Keynote Speaker #GTDWChina in Shanghai, 16 - 18 June 2020. Mr Treviño will also be participating in a panel discussion on #SingleWindows - Discussing Outcomes, Challenges, Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward. We invite attendees from Customs & Tax Authorities, Ministries of Trade/Economy/Finance, IP, Police & Judiciary Authorities, Heads of Brand Protection, Heads of Tra

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) would combine market integration with infrastructure development, and industrial development to boost intra-Africa trade and sustainable economic growth. The African Union created the agreement which was signed on by 54 of its 55 member states in Kigali, Rwanda on 21 March 2018. The agreement “initially requires members to remove tariffs from 90% of goods, allowing free access to commodities, goods, and services across the

We are delighted to welcome GTDW Advisory Council Member, Dr Lars Karlsson CEO & MD KGH Customs Services will be joining us at the 19th Edition of Global Trade Development Week event in Shanghai on the 16-18 June 2020 under the theme of 'Tradetech Interoperability, Digitalisation & Standardisation For eTrade, Secure Supply Chain, Compliance & Anti Illicit Trade​'. Join us to welcome international governments, regulators, business & technologies in Shanghai. Limited exhibitio

“The move by governments around the world to employ #blockchain to improve cross-border trade marks a step toward #paperless customs processes, which originally began with the #digitization of #informationflows by making trade-related data and documents available and exchangeable electronically. For all the improvements they’ve brought to paper-heavy processes, traditional electronic data exchange systems still face the challenges of #authenticity and the unavailability of re