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Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization

The Forum on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization, co-sponsored by ADB and International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), was held in Singapore from 26 to 28 January 2005 to support the training initiatives endorsed by the Customs Cooperation Committee (CCC) at the Meeting in Baku in December 2004.

The Forum focused on Singapore’s efforts to:

• streamline and integrate trade procedures of all trade related agencies through a nationwide automated information system (i.e., the TradeNet);
• cooperate with the private sector to maintain and upgrade the TradeNet; and
• adopt modern customs practices based on risk management, post-entry audit, and customs intelligence.

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The Forum was attended by:

• senior officials of the customs administrations,
• experts in information and communications technology (ICT),
• experts in risk management and customs intelligence, and
• experts in tax administration.

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• English
• Russian

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• English
• Russian

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• Third Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Baku, Azerbaijan) (1-3 December 2004)



• Workshop on Risk Management and Customs Intelligence (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) (3-5 November 2004)



• Forum on Public-Private Partnership for Customs Modernization (Manila, Philippines) (14-16 October 2004)



• Conference on Customs Reforms and Modernization (Beijing, People's Republic of China) (21-24 April 2004)



• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Meeting on Development of Simplified Transit Systems (Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic) (21-23 February 2004)



• Second Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan) (9-10 October 2003)



• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Workshop on Risk Management and Post-Entry Audit (Urumqi, PRC) (9-12 September 2003)



• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Seminar on Trade Facilitation and Customs Modernization (Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic) (4-8 August 2003)



• Customs Cooperation Committee Working Group Meeting (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (21-25 April 2003)



• Customs Cooperation Committee Regional Capacity Building Seminar (Almaty, Kazakhstan) (17-21 February 2003)



• First Meeting of the Customs Cooperation Committee (Urumqi, People's Republic of China) (20-21 August 2002)



• Central Asia Customs Cooperation Meeting (Manila, Philippines) (30-31 January 2002)



• Senior Officials’ Meeting on Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (Manila, Philippines) (9-10 August 2001)

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