2012 IFCBA World Conference
Registration is now underway for the 2012 World Conference of the IFCBA. This year's conference, titled "The Future of Customs Compliance: Business Models and Strategies", will take place from 8-12 May at the Hotel Divani Caravel in Athens, Greece.
About the IFCBA
The IFCBA has been representing the interests of the worlds' customs brokers and their clients since 1990. Many of our member asoociations have been involved in similar activities within their own countries for nearly a century. » more
Recent News
The following is excerpted from a 16 May 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 24 May 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”.
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/dsb_agenda_24may12_e.htm
The following is excerpted from a 16 May 2012 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.
Results of the ICC-Ifo World Economic Survey, released today, showed a fresh rise in the climate indicator during the second quarter of 2012, reaching 95.0, up from 82.4 in the previous quarter, and confirmed a trend towards recovery in the world economy.
These results are only slightly below the long-term average of 96.7 (1996-2011) for the World Economic Survey, conducted by the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.iccwbo.org/policy/economic/index.html?id=48317
The following is excerpted from a 14 May 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.
The 57th Spanish-speaking Fellowship Programme opened at the Headquarters of the WCO in Brussels on Monday, 7 May 2012.
This Programme forms part of the work to develop the management capacities of WCO Member administrations in support of Phase II of the Columbus Programme. It is designed to provide extremely promising young managers from Customs administrations with training in supervisory and management techniques, so as to help them carry out reform and modernization within their respective administrations in a dynamic and sustainable manner.
This report is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/home_cboverviewboxes_57thfellowshipreport.htm