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ASEAN Strengthens Modern Risk Management

ASEAN Customs Officials partook in a workshop on modern risk management practices, methodology and analytical tools in Kuala Lumpur last week.  Participants examined the evolving nature of risk management in the context of Single Window implementation and to better understand the issues faced  by customs organizations.  This workshop is part of a broader effort to promote secure trade and build the capacity of ASEAN Member States to integrate security processes and systems into their national single windows (NSWs).

Dato' Haji Matrang Suhaili, Deputy Director General of Royal Malaysian Customs Department, noted that “Customs is one of the oldest government agencies that has long been the facilitator and guard of a nation’s trade and borders.  However, in the 21st century, the radically changing global context has imposed tremendous pressure on customs and made customs enforcement more and more complex and complicated…which require customs administrations to play a greater and indispensable role in international trade and security.”

An effective, interagency approach to risk management processes is critical to meeting these challenges.

“Expanded and more efficient trade are important ASEAN Community objectives, but more cross border flows of goods and people also carry risks," said David Carden, U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN.  “In the coming years, effective trade security practices will both facilitate legitimate trade and protect against unintended side effects of closer ASEAN integration.”

The officials utilized in-depth presentations, case studies and breakout sessions to discuss risk management methodology and the importance of a partnership approach with other agencies and the private sector in managing compliance. The workshop helped participants to better realize the economic benefits of positive risk management and will help broaden trade security and facilitation efforts, such as implementation of authorized economic operator programs.

The Workshop was held back-to-back with an ASEAN Customs Enforcement and Compliance Working Group meeting, and was supported by the U.S. Government in partnership with ASEAN.  This assistance expands on existing U.S. support to ASEAN to help Member States meet their obligations under the ASEAN Economic Community.

source: www.asean.org 

Lawatan Wakil MPMK Brunei dan KIM Indonesia ke Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia 5-9 Mac 2013

Lawatan delegasi Brunei dan Indonesia ke Komuniti 1Malaysia, Sri Perlis, Kuala Lumpur.

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ASEAN-Germany Strengthen Project Implementation

The ASEAN-Germany Cooperation Review took place last week at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Both ASEAN and Germany agreed to adopt a stronger programmatic approach in designing and implementing future projects and to establish better linkages between national and regional-level activities within ASEAN. The Review also identified several topics for further discussion

Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ms. Alicia dela Rosa Bala and Ambassador Dr. Georg Witschel of the Federal Republic of Germany opened the Review, held as a follow-up to the first ASEAN-Germany Strategic Planning Workshop held in March of last year. H.E. Ms. Bala thanked Germany for its continued support towards ASEAN’s community building efforts while H.E. Dr. Witschel highlighted the increasingly important role that ASEAN is playing on the global arena.

Around 60 participants attended the Review; among them representatives from the Permanent Missions of ASEAN Member States, ASEAN sectoral committees and the ASEAN Secretariat on the ASEAN side, as well as representatives from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Germany Embassy in Jakarta, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) on the German side.

ASEAN-Germany cooperation projects currently cover three areas: Environment and Climate Change; Regional Economic Integration; and Institutional Strengthening/Capacity Development. To date, Germany has contributed approximately 70 million euros to ASEAN projects and activities.

sources: www.asean.org 

MAJLIS PERASMIAN MINGGU MEDIA SOSIAL MALAYSIA OLEH YAB DATO' SERI MOHD NAJIB BIN TUN ABDUL RAZAK PERDANA MENTERI MALAYSIA DI BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR PADA 27/02/2013

Foto oleh : Muhammad Zulfadli Selamat

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