Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi, together with President of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, Ahmed Al-Wakeel, crowned the pioneer graduates of five special training courses for customs clearance

Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi, together with President of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, Ahmed Al-Wakeel, crowned the pioneer graduates of five special training courses for customs clearance, which mirrors keenness of the Ministry of Finance and Customs Authority to develop customs system, in a comprehensive and integrated manner, which by turn contributes to developing the efficiency of customs performance.

 

Head of Customs Authority, Ahmed Amawi, affirmed that the customs authority pays special attention to the training and capacity building for customs staff, pointing out that the next phase aims at qualifying a professional generation of customs calibers to take the lead of institutional development efforts.

 

Amawi added that boosting the efficiency of customs staff represents one of the most important factors of development strategy, in view of its direct impact on the improvement of key performance indicators, as well as the efforts exerted to facilitate procedures and shorten the time of customs clearance.

 

President of the Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce, Ahmed Al-Wakeel, stated that investment in human resources is key to improve institutional performance as well as to support national economy, affirming that the sustainable cooperation between public and private sector enhances the efficiency of customs system, as it helps to achieve state objectives.

 

Al-Wakeel pointed out that launching such training courses reflects the increased awareness of the importance of specialized training, as it contributes to achieving integrity of the efforts exerted by government agencies and economic institutions to develop the institutional structure of Egyptian Customs.

 

Al-Wakeel added that the trainees were informed about the legislations and procedures that can facilitate their work at Customs Authority.