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MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA GUIDEGUIDE TOTO THETHE ARMENIANARMENIAN INFORMATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY COMPANIESCOMPANIES 2010 GUIDE TO THE ARMENIAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES © 2004 ‐ 2010 Enterprise Incubator Foundation 2 124 Hovsep Emin Street, Yerevan 0051, Armenia Phone: +374 10 219 797 Fax: +374 10 219 777 E‐mail: [email protected] http://www.eif‐it.com All rights reserved This Guide may be freely copied and distributed as long as the original copyright is displayed and no modifications are made to its content. Copies of the Guide are available for download from http://www.eif‐ it.com. All respective trademarks, brands, and names are the property of their respective owners. Enterprise Incubator Foundation does not guar‐ antee the accuracy of the data and information included in this publica‐ tion. This Guide was supported by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, (http://www.mineconomy.am) and USAID/Armenia Mis‐ sion (http://armenia.usaid.gov/). The publication of this Guide has been made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. 3 The concept of this Guide was initiated by Enterprise Incubator Founda‐ tion, a business development and incubation agency supporting tech‐ nology companies in Armenia. The objectives of the Guide stem from and parallel the mission of Enterprise Incubator, which is to foster eco‐ nomic growth in Armenia by assisting IT companies in areas of business development and management, skills development and training, and start‐up formation and entrepreneurship. -
Europe and Central Asia
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA 301 INCSR 2006 Volume I 302 Europe and Central Asia Albania I. Summary Albania is used by organized crime groups as a transit country for heroin from Central Asia destined for Western Europe. Seizures of heroin by Albanian, Greek, and Italian authorities declined significantly in 2005, suggesting a possible change in trafficking patterns. Cannabis is also produced in Albania for markets in Europe. The Government of Albania (GoA), largely in response to international pressure and with international assistance, is confronting criminal elements more aggressively but is hampered by a lack of resources and endemic corruption. The new government led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha, in power since September 2005, has stated that fighting corruption, organized crime, and trafficking of persons and drugs is its highest priority. Albania is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. II. Status of Country Although Albania is not a major transit country for drugs coming into the United States, it remains a country of concern to the U.S., as Albania’s ports on the Adriatic and porous land borders, together with poorly financed and under-equipped border and customs controls, make Albania an attractive stop on the smuggling route for traffickers moving shipments into Western Europe. In addition, marijuana is produced domestically for markets in Europe, the largest being Italy and Greece. III. Country Actions Against Drugs in 2005 Policy Initiatives. In 2005, the asset forfeiture law, a key tool in the fight against organized crime, began to be successfully implemented, with the filing of eight asset forfeiture cases and the creation of the Agency for the Administration of Sequestered and Confiscated Assets. -
The BIMP-EAGA Port Booklet
The BIMP-EAGA Port Booklet Published with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional Policy Advocay technical Assistance (R-PATA) on support for Trade Facilitation in BIMP-EAGA The BIMP-EAGA Port Booklet Published with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional Policy Advocay technical Assistance (R-PATA) on support for Trade Facilitation in BIMP-EAGA Contents BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Port of Muara 6 INDONESIA Port of Balikpapan 10 Port of Bitung 12 Port of Nunukan 14 Port of Pontianak 16 Port of Tarakan 18 MALAYSIA Port of Kuchin 22 Port of Kudat 24 Port of Labuan 26 Port of Miri 28 Port of Sandakan 30 Port of Tawau 32 2 PHILIPPINES Port of Bongao 36 Port of Brooke’s Point 38 Port of Dapitan 40 Port of Glan 42 Port of Pagadian 42 3 Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Port of Muara 1. Location Muara Port is the main international gateway for Brunei Darussalam. It is located on the and Layout island of Borneo and at located Lat 5 0’ 52” N Long 115 4’ 1”E. Muara Port was opened for commercial operations in February 1973, and commissioned as the Ports Department on 1st. May 1974. The Ports Department of Brunei (established in January 1986) is tasked with the management and operations of the Port. Muara port is served by numerous shipping lines connecting it to the regional hub ports including Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Penang, Port Klang, Tanjung Pelepas and Singapore. 2. City Hinterland Brunei Darussalam and both Sabah and Sarawak 3. Main Cargo Both Containerized and conventional cargoes are handled at the port. -
Customs-Business Partnerships
No 61 FEBRUARY 2010 W CONEWS www.wcoomd.org Customs-Business Partnerships: Customs - Business Partnership combiningPartenariat Douane - Entreprisesour talents! ena part rIat WCO Data Model: CoopérationWCO data MOdel Innovation cross-border transactions on the fast track facilitation receives a boost s e s D ORGANISATION MONDIALE DES DOUANES I o r u p a e n r e t n CENcomm:e anticipationoperational data exchange optimized Conjuguons nos talents pour être plus performants! World Customs Organization f l a s h i N f O 2 WCO News – No 61 – February 2010 Customs - Business Partnership Partenariat Douane - Entreprises Content WCOW NE s n° 61 February 2010 4 Calendar 36 In conversation • Mr. Jean Rozwadowski, Secretary General of the 5 Editorial International Chamber of Commerce • Mr. Thomas Schoeneck, Chairperson of the WCO Finance 6 Buzz Committee 9 Flash Info 41 Our Members world 15 Special Dossier 47 Zoom • Information, consultation and cooperation; the main • Tunisia's General Directorate of Customs ingredients of the WCO-Trade partnership • TAXUD talks business 48 Point of View • Customs and business: partners in fighting illegal • The success story of the Montreal Protocol on Substances movements of hazardous waste that Deplete the Ozone Layer • Focusing Customs on client service • The role of the private sector in trade facilitation 51 Events • UNEP’s Public-Private Partnership strengthens Customs’ • Fifth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and environment protection role Piracy, Cancun (Mexico) • Mozambique maximizes revenue -
OF ZAMBIA ...Three Infants Among Dead After Overloaded Truck Tips Into
HOME NEWS: FEATURE: ENTERTAINMENT: SPORT: KK in high Rising suicide RS\ FAZ withdraws spirits, says cases source of industry has from hosting Chilufya– p3 concern- p17 potential to U-23 AfCON grow’ – p12 tourney – p24 No. 17,823 timesofzambianewspaper @timesofzambia www.times.co.zm TIMES SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017 OF ZAMBIA K10 ...Three infants among dead after overloaded 11 killed as truck tips into drainage in Munali hills truck keels over #'%$#+,$ drainage on the Kafue- goods –including a hammer-mill. has died on the spot while four Mission Hospital,” Ms Katongo a speeding truck as the driver “RTSA is saddened by the other people sustained injuries in said. attempted to avoid a pothole. #'-$%+Q++% Mazabuka road on death of 11 people in the Munali an accident which happened on She said the names of the The incident happened around +#"/0$ &301"7,'%&2T &'**1 20$L'! !!'"#,2 -, 2&# $3# Thursday. victims were withheld until the 09:40 hours in the Mitec area on #-++-$ Police said the 40 passengers -Mazabuka road. The crash The accident happened on the next of keen were informed. the Solwezi-Chingola road. ++0+% .#-.*#Q +-,% travelling in the back of a Hino could have been avoided had the Zimba-Kalomo Road at Mayombo Ms Katongo said in a similar North Western province police truck loaded with an assortment passengers used appropriate area. ',!'"#,2Q L'4#V7#0V-*" -7 -$ !&'#$36#,1'-)'"#,2'L'#"2&# 2&#+ 2&0## $Q &4# of goods - including a hammer means of transport,” he said. Police spokesperson Esther Hospital township in Chama deceased as Philip Samona, saying died on the spot while mill - were heading to various Southern Province Minister Katongo said in a statement it district, died after he was hit by he died on the spot. -
CONTACTS Tel. Fax E-Mail
FR updated - 22/02/2021 CONTACTS tel. fax e-mail Central Office of Intellectual Property Rights (+49) 89 5995 2348/2315 ALLEMAGNE Sophienstraße 6 80333 München (+49) 89 5995 2317 [email protected] (+49) 89 5995 2313 Klaus Hoffmeister DIAC (Daten-Informations-und AUTRICHE Aufbereitungscenter) (+43) 50233 554 151 (24/7) (+43)50233 5954192 [email protected] (Data, Information and Preparation Center) BELGIQUE Permanence de la DNR (+32) 2 57 655 66 (+32) 2 57 966 12 [email protected] National Customs Agency of Bulgaria IPR protection BULGARIE Mrs Gergana Cheshmedjieva (+359) 2 9859 4254 (9:00am - 5:30pm) (+359) 2 9859 4082 [email protected] Mrs Ivanka Shtereva (+359) 2 9859 4248 (9:00am - 5:30pm) [email protected] Mrs Ljubka Tzvetkova (+359) 2 9859 4139 (9:00am - 5:30pm) [email protected] Department of Customs and Excise (+357) 226 01 652 CHYPRE of the Republic of Cyprus (+357) 223 02 029 [email protected] (+357) 995 27 872 (mobile) Mrs. Mari Charalambous Kliotou Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia Customs Directorate – Central Office Sector for Customs System CROATIA Alexandera von Humboldta 4a (+385) 1 6211 320 (07:30am – 3.30pm) (+385) 1 6211 005 [email protected] 10000 Zagreb Republic of Croatia Mr Ninoslav Babic DANEMARK Danish National Customs and Tax (+45 ) 72 38 07 77 (+45 ) 72 37 74 10 [email protected] 1 FR updated - 22/02/2021 CONTACTS tel. fax e-mail Administration Told og Afgifter – SKAT Døgntjeneste Compliance Customs and Duties -
IACM Annual Report
Česká republika 2011 IACM Annual Report Official Journal of the International Association of customs and Tax Museums -1- IACM ANNUAL REPORT 2011 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CUSTOMS AND TAX MUSEUMS www.customsmuseums.org -2- EDITORAL Up and down Dear colleagues Nearly one year has passed since we have met the last time for our annual conference and gen- eral assembly in Prague. We are already looking forward to the next meeting in Rotterdam and Antwerp. A lot of events and actions have taken place during this period. But as in life there were highlights on one side, but also bad news on the other. The highlife of this year was the official opening of the renovated Dutch customs and finance mu- seum. I had the pleasure and the honor to assist at this well organized event and I can only congratulate our dutch friends for the work, they did and the event itself. I will not go further in details, because you will be able to see by yourself a wonderful museum. I’m also looking forward to see the Belgian museum, moved to another place and reopened 2 years ago. So our next conference and general assembly will be very interesting for us customs people and I hope we will have a lot of fruitful discussions. In Austria, our friend Ferdinand Hampl has definitely pass over his museum to a colleague and the museum has moved to another place. I want to profit from the occasion and thank Ferdinand for his work and also his presence during all these years at the IACM activities. -
Indonesia 23 April 2020
Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGCE) - Republic of Indonesia 23 April 2020 DGCE’s National Measures in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak Actions taken by Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Republic of Indonesia (DGCE) in response to the COVID-19 outbreak are as follows: 1. Special policy related to import and export a. Ministry of Finance Regulation No. PMK-34/PMK.04/2020 regarding Customs and/or Excise as well as taxation facilities on imported goods used to countermeasure COVID-19. Importation of goods originating from abroad, Bonded Logistic Center (PLB), Bonded Zone/Warehouses, Free Trade Zone/ Special Economic Zones, KITE Facility Receiving Company, used for COVID-19 countermeasure (73 items) for both commercial and non-commercial purposes may be granted the following facilities: - exemption on import duties and excise - non-imposition of PPN (VAT) and/or PPnBM (Sales Tax on Luxury Goods) - exemption of PPh Article 22 (import income tax) . These facilities may be given to: - Central Government - Regional Government - Individual - Legal entity - Non-legal entity . Importation of consigned goods and passenger goods will be granted exemption facilities. Requirements: - For goods worth less than USD 500 (FOB) no need to submit application for exemption facilities, document used: Consignment Note (consigned goods) and Customs Declaration (passenger goods) - For goods worth more than USD 500 (FOB), the importer shall submit application for exemption facilities to the Ministry of Finance through Head of Customs Office. All submission of import applications that are granted exemption facilities can be done through Lembaga National Single Window (LNSW) portal. https://insw.go.id . -
Iv ABSTRACT Research Conducted in Zambia Have Revealed That Literacy
ABSTRACT Research conducted in Zambia have revealed that literacy levels of Zambian learners are below the expected grade level. The Zambian Government has made huge financial investments in introducing the Primary Reading Programme (PRP), which emphasized the use of a familiar, indigenous language to teach basic literacy skills from grades one to three. However, research conducted nationwide after the introduction of PRP indicated that the proportion of learners achieving even the minimal expected standard of literacy by Grades 5 and 6 remains extremely low. Teachers play an important role in mediating the learning opportunities. The current study sought to investigate beliefs and practices of first grade teachers and the degree to which they influence learners’ mastery of initial literacy skills in Lusaka district. The study further sought to determine if and how a literacy tool, GraphoGame, could interact with teacher variables to improve learners’ literacy skills. Data for the current research was collected as part of a larger research project called the Reading Support for Zambian Children (RESUZ). At the core of the study was an intervention with GraphoGame. Intervention groups were formed for learners, teachers and a combination of both. The current study used both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. The sample consisted of first grade teachers from Zambian Government schools (N = 63) age range 25-54 and their learners (N = 288) age range 6-9 years. Data on teachers’ self-reported teaching practices and attitudes about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, learner versus teacher centred approaches, personal theories of teaching and views about the curriculum was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. -
Ed Nations A/HRC/16/47/Add.3
United Nations A/HRC/16/47/Add.3 General Assembly Distr.: General 17 February 2011 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixteenth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Addendum Mission to Armenia* ** Summary The Working Group conducted a country mission to Armenia between 6 and 15 September 2010, at the invitation of the Government. During the visit, the Working Group held meetings with various authorities of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the State. It also had the opportunity to meet with detainees, prisoners, representatives of the civil society and the United Nations agencies. The Working Group visited 14 detention facilities, including prisons with convicted and pretrial detainees; police stations and police detention centres; an immigration reception centre; psychiatric hospitals; and facilities for women and juveniles. The facilities visited were located in Yerevan, Aboviyan, Artik, Goris, Sevan and Vanadzor. Three unannounced visits were also made to police stations in Aparan, Goris and Sevan. The Working Group was able to privately interview 153 detainees chosen mostly at random. The report describes the institutional and legislative framework with respect to deprivation of liberty and human rights in Armenia, since its independence in 1991. It refers to important legislative reforms made in recent years that are conducive to creating better standards of human rights for persons who are deprived of their liberty. It also provides a brief outline of the criminal justice system to elaborate on the context in which deprivation of liberty exists. -
Institutional Aspects
72 IFAD overall staffing levels for 2001 increased by Institutional approximately 9% from those of 2000, with 132 pro- Aspects fessional and higher-category positions (excluding the positions of President and Vice President) and 181 gen- eral service positions. The increase in staffing levels results from the regularization of long-term temporary general service staff into fixed-term positions (from 158 in 2000 to 181 in 2001). As at 31 December 2001, the number of filled positions totaled 283.5; of these positions, 113 were in the professional category and above, and 170.5 in the general service category. Staff in the professional and higher categories comprised nationals of 49 Member States, reflecting the Fund’s adherence to the principle of geographical distribution, and the proportion of women stood at 33%. 73 74 In 2001, IFAD benefited from the services of Associate Professional Officers from 11 donor countries – Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. In the Internship Programme, IFAD accepted 30 well-qualified interns from 12 countries – Algeria, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, Uganda and the United States. Organizational Chart 2001 PRESIDENT Lennart Båge VICE-PRESIDENT John Westley Office of the President Global Mechanism Uday Abhyankar Per Ryden Director Managing Director Controller's Office Treasury Office of Evaluation Office of Internal Audit Office of the My Huynh Cong Tor Myrvang and Studies Charalambos Constantinides General Counsel Controller Treasurer Luciano Lavizzari Chief Christian Codrai Director General Counsel ECONOMIC POLICY AND RESOURCE PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY DEPARTMENT Klemens van de Sand, Assistant President PERSONNEL SERVICES DEPARTMENT John Westley, Officer-in-Charge Jean-Louis Lawson, Assistant President Belgian Survival Fund Africa I Division Office of the Secretary Joint Programme Mohamed Beavogui, Director Alan R. -
COVID-19 : Emergency Customs Measures Tracker
Emergency Customs measures Last update: 03 April 2020 Tracker Contents The materials contained in this document are intended for general reference and do not constitute advice from KPMG International or any of its member 1 Europe - Countries from A to G 7 firms. Readers of these materials who have specific questions regarding the matters discussed herein are encouraged to contact their KPMG advisor or other advisor. 2 Europe - Countries from H to P 15 The materials are updated as new developments emerge but readers should recognize the rapidly evolving nature of the underlying subject matter. 3 Europe - Countries from Q to Z 23 4 Middle East 31 Contacts Doug Zuvich 5 Americas Global Practice Leader, Trade and Customs, KPMG 34 International, Partner, KPMG in the US [email protected] Leonie Ferretter 6 Asia, Oceania 39 Partner and Asia Pacific Regional Leader, Tax, Trade & Customs [email protected] 7 Africa 49 Gabriel Kurt Partner, Tax, Head of Trade & Customs KPMG AG [email protected] Stéphane Chasseloup Partner, Head of Customs & Excise KPMG Avocats [email protected] Index is hyperlinked to the relevant page – Click to follow link © 2020 KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. Member firms of the KPMG network of independent firms are affiliated with KPMG International. KPMG International provides no client services. No member firm has any authority to obligate or bind KPMG International or any other member firm vis-à-vis third parties, nor does KPMG International have any such authority to obligate or bind any member firm. All rights reserved. Information contained in this document was prepared by local KPMG professionals Global overview As of 03 April 2020 Context Due to the spread of COVID 19, a significant number of countries had to take emergency measures to protect people and counteract the economic impact of the pandemic for businesses.