20th September 2020 – To grow the volume of non-oil export from Nigeria requires investment in logistics infrastructure, which is currently in short supply. However, logistics firms such as Oneport 365 are doing extraordinary things to ensure the country takes its rightful place in export business. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recent statistics show…
Details18th September 2020 Business advisors BDO and Fexco today announced the launch of a new customs clearance service, Declaron, to assist Irish businesses in managing the substantial increase in customs clearance documentation, which will take effect from January 1st, 2021, post-Brexit. The new online customs clearance service will provide 24/7 status updates on declarations and…
Details18th September 2020 As the famous quote goes ‘there are known knowns, known unknowns and also unknown unknowns’. This very much applies to the current Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU; we know there are red lines on both sides, though the outcomes are still unknown. What is clear to me and my…
Details17 September 2020 – Fears of a damaging no-deal Brexit are mounting following the latest fallout between Westminster and Brussels over future trading arrangements from 1 January 2021. The row revolves around attempts by the UK to overrule parts of the Withdrawal Agreement it signed with the European Union a year ago, providing for an…
Details17th September 2020 – Conservative MP and former Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been given a role advising Hutchinson Ports – the operator for Harwich, Felixstowe and London Thamesport – attracting a six-figure salary. Grayling – famed for having once given a ferry contract to a company that possessed no ships – will work seven hours a week for a year for the company, the BBC reports. Perceived…
Details17th Sep 2020 – UK Business ill-prepared for post-Brexit Customs Complexity 2020 was meant to be the year of ‘Brexit Preparation’. When the UK left the EU on January 1st 2020, firms involved in trade with the EU were set to spend 12 months on robust planning, maximising the 12 month Brexit transition period to understand the…
DetailsDubai, 16th September 2020 – Dubai’s economy continued its exceptional performance despite headwinds from a slowdown in the global economic growth due to the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. The number of customs transactions completed by Dubai Customs skyrocketed 38.5 percent in the first six months of 2020 to reach 7.2 million compared to 5.2 million transactions…
Details16th September 2020 – © AFP/Getty Former Washington lobbyist Shanker Singham has been described as the ‘Brexiteers’ brain’. A consultant who had a leading role in the campaign for an alternative to Theresa May’s Irish border “backstop” is in the running for all or part of a £200m government contract related to the post-Brexit checks down…
Details9 September 2020 The lack of preparedness among firms for changes to the UK’s trading rules with the EU in January is “concerning”, a top business group has said. Research by the British Chambers of Commerce suggests many have not taken key steps to prepare for life outside the EU single market and customs union.…
DetailsBEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — China is willing to work with all parties to promote an initiative on facilitating the cross-border movement of people and goods, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday when attending a video conference of the Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers. Wang said it was very necessary and…
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