In Buenos Aires, Eduardo Mallea, Director General of Customs, welcomed the heads of customs from MERCOSUR member states. The meeting took place on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) on the occasion of the presentation of the results of the MERCOSUR Coordinated Border Management Study, financed by the World Bank.

Eduardo Mallea (Argentina), Claudia Thomaz (Brazil), Juan Olmedo (Paraguay), and Jaime Borgiani (Uruguay), heads of MERCOSUR customs administrations, at Azopardo 350. Photo: DGA-AFIP

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Attendees at the presentation of the results of the MERCOSUR Coordinated Border Management Study. “I welcome these kinds of regional meetings that allow us to move toward agile and secure international trade,” highlighted Mallea. Photo: DGA-AFIP

Members of MERCOSUR’s Technical Committee No. 2, World Bank officials, and consultants from the Procomex Institute. Photo: DGA-AFIP

Ernani A. Checcucci, Jaime Borgiani, and John Mein at the closing of the presentation. Photo: DGA-AFIP

To conclude the day, the Argentine Customs Administration offered a visit to the Single Customs Monitoring Center (CUMA) and a presentation of the Customs Portal—a system that streamlines border IT processes—as an example of its best practices. Photo: DGA-AFIP