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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.
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.