Kunio Mikuriya He attended the World Economic Forum, held from 16 to 20 January in Davos, Switzerland, as Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO). There he met with leaders of governments, international organizations and companies to explore the contributions and collaborations with Customs in order to improve the state of the world.
The Secretary-General's participation in the World Economic Forum (WEF) had a packed agenda. Meetings included the event “Overcoming trade barriers”, in support of eliminating bureaucracy and leveraging technology to remove friction and increase the efficiency of cross-border trade and investment, according to the WCO press release.
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The World Economic Forum was conceived more than half a century ago by German economics professor Klaus M. Schwab as a meeting place for the business world to discuss corporate governance. It was later extended to include political leaders.
under the motto "Cooperation in a fragmented world”, this year around fifty leaders from the world attended Davos. International organizations, heads of state and government, as well as Ministers of Economy, governors, central bankers, trade ministers and foreign ministers, according to the organization. In the Swiss city, challenges ranging from the global economic slowdown to environmental collapse were discussed, at a time when the world is simultaneously facing the war in Ukraine, climate change and crises in the supply of energy and food.WCO Press Release) (List of participants)
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