Upcoming Events

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REPARIS for SMEs

Good Practices in Audit Oversight and Enforcement: Insights from the Polish Agency for Audit Oversight

A knowledge sharing event “Good Practices in Audit Oversight and Enforcement: Insights from the Polish Agency for Audit Oversight” will be held on October 03-04, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. The event is specifically designed for Public Oversight Bodies of Western Balkans countries.

The objective of this event is to learn from the experience of Poland in implementing public oversight and quality assurance systems in line with EU provisions, particularly Directive 2006/43/EC and EU Regulation No 537/2014. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to understand how key provisions of Directive 2013/34/EC were transposed into Polish legislation.

The event is organized in cooperation with the Polish Agency for Audit Oversight, and participation is by invitation only.

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REPARIS for SMEs

Second Regional Audit Quality Assurance Forum “Practical examples of public oversight and quality control of audit”

The second Audit Quality Assurance Forum is scheduled to take place on November 7- 8, 2023 in Skopje, North Macedonia.

The main objective of the forum is to offer customized training to Board Members, key executive staff of competent authorities responsible for public oversight and quality assurance, and audit quality inspectors. The training will focus on the governance, principles, and practical implementation of public oversight and quality assurance systems. Participants will also have the opportunity to gain insights into the role and responsibilities of audit committees regarding financial and sustainability reporting, in accordance with EU provisions.

The event is organized under Road to Europe Program of Accounting Reform and Institutional Strengthening for Small and Medium Enterprises (REPARIS for SMEs) for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

Participation in the forum is strictly by invitation only.

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REPARIS for SMEs

Strengthening Corporate Governance in North Macedonia: Sustainability Reporting and the Increasing Role of Audit Committees

A Conference “Strengthening Corporate Governance in North Macedonia: Sustainability Reporting and the Increasing Role of Audit Committees” will be organized on November 09, 2023, in Skopje, North Macedonia as part of the regional project The Road to Europe: Program of Accounting Reform and Institutional Strengthening for Small and Medium Enterprises in Western Balkans (REPARIS for SMEs).

The Conference aims to build capacity, share knowledge and experience, and offer practical insights on audit committees and sustainability reporting from a local and an international perspective; it will also address the challenges and potential responses related to new provisions of the European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, including new European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the increasing role of audit committees in strengthening confidence in statutory audit and in financial and non-financial information.

The Conference is specifically targeted towards auditors, professional accountants, members of Boards (including members of audit committees of large public interest entities and state-owned enterprises), professional accounting organizations, banking and insurance regulators, academics, and internal auditors from North Macedonia.

The event is organized in cooperation with the Institute of Certified Auditors of Republic of North Macedonia.

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PULSAR

PULSAR joint Education and Financial Reporting Communities of Practice 8th Workshop

The main objectives of this face-to-face workshop will be focusing on:

1. Discuss the IFMIS implementation process and the relevance of integration between budget, financial accounting/reporting, and fiscal statistics.
2. Discuss the process of the consolidation of financial statements prepared under different reporting frameworks, including local governments and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and the role of the IFMIS.
3. Discuss the latest developments in sustainability reporting and its implications for public sector in terms of legislation, organizational arrangements and roles, link with financial reporting, practical aspects, such as disclosures, and capacity building.