5th Meeting of Customs Directors-General of the AES and Togo: Prime Minister calls for action to harmonise customs procedures
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AES: Prime Minister calls for action to harmonise customs procedures (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkinabè Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo opened the 5th meeting of customs directors-general of the AES and Togo in Ouagadougou, focused on harmonising customs procedures. He called for concrete results, including interconnection of customs information systems.
5th Meeting of Customs Directors-General of the AES and Togo: Prime Minister calls for action to harmonise customs procedures (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Burkinabè Prime Minister opened the 5th Meeting of Customs Directors-General of the AES and Togo in Ouagadougou, focused on harmonising customs procedures. He called for concrete results: linking information systems, simplifying formalities and fighting fraud.
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