Farewell to John Brown (1954-2011)
It is with enormous sadness that Crown Agents has to report the death of our friend and colleague, John Brown. John died in Angola, where he was helping the government to implement an important customs modernisation project.

CA Macedonia: Revenue Risk Management Workshop
CTF Director for Customs and Trade Facilitation, Steve Brady, visited the region in October.  His trip included three countries: Bulgaria, Kosovo and Macedonia. The visit was very successful and included meetings with Government and business representatives in all the countries. A highlight the visit was a Workshop on Revenue Risk Management...

Crown Agents Submitted to the Minister of Finance the Final Report on the Programme for Modernisation of the Bulgarian Financial Administration
Crown Agents submitted to the Minister of Finance the Final Report on the Programme for Modernisation of Bulgarian Financial Administration, which ended at the end of June 2010. The report contains a summary of all of Crown Agents’ activities under the programme including  332 recommendations for improvement.  They have been submitted...

Crown Agents’ Recommendations Provide Opportunities for Further Benefits to Bulgaria Beyond the End of the Consultancy Contract
At the final stakeholder committee meeting, Crown Agents confirmed that is now preparing a master schedule of more than 350 recommendations, made under the programme, for submission to the Minister of Finance.The last quarterly meeting of the Stakeholder Committee for Crown Agents’ Programme for the Modernisation of the Bulgarian Financial...

Crown Agents Supports Operational Activities of Bulgarian Revenue Authorities Aimed at Enhancement of State Revenue Collection
Crown Agents supported a number of operational activities of Bulgarian revenue agencies, carried out during the last month in order to enhance state revenue collection. The consultancy company provided support and advice to the NCA Mobile Assurance Teams operating at Varna Port and Border Crossing Points Kalotina (Bulgaria-Serbia); Kulata...