The Montenegro Accounting and Auditing Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (A&A ROSC report), conducted by the World Bank team, was publicly disseminated on May 30, 2025, during the 10th International Symposium of Accountants and Auditors of Montenegro, held in Ulcinj.
The Accounting and Auditing Reform Momentum Forum on March 17, 2025, aimed to update participants on recent developments in financial reporting and auditing in the private and public sectors and explain the rationale for reforms amid climate and artificial intelligence (AI) challenges.
The training was organized as part of the World Bank’s Enhancing Accounting, Auditing and Sustainability Reporting (EAASURE) program funded jointly by the Austrian Ministry of Finance and SECO, implemented by CFRR.
The accounting skills deficit in Africa limits the capacity to achieve effective public service delivery and private sector development. The public and private sectors have limited staff with adequate training in accountancy to perform internal controls, audits, and similar functions to prevent waste, misappropriation, and corruption and to foster financial transparency. The program is managed by Adenike Sherifat Oyeyiola, Practice Manager (EGVPF), and Edward Olowo-Okere, Global Director (EGVDR).
Professional accounting/auditing associations (PAOs) from Moldova met on March 10 to discuss how to improve cooperation and build a strong and sustainable accounting and auditing profession.
On September 16, within the frames of the World Bank and the European Union joint Project – Financial Inclusion and Accountability, the World Bank held another webinar for SMPs on Future of SMPs: Practice Marketing and Communications.
Following the webinar Small and Medium-Sized Practices Rising to Coronavirus Challenge on 29 May 2020, the EU and WB joint Georgia Financial Inclusion and Accountability Project, with support from SARAS and the Georgian professional accountancy organizations (PAOs), conducted a survey of small and medium-s
On April 15, within the frames of the European Union-World Bank joint Financial Inclusion and Accountability Project, the World Bank held an online meeting on ‘Future of SMPs: Business Diversification Through Offering New Services’.
On December 16, a virtual seminar on the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) was organized by the EU funded twinning project Enhancing Accounting and Audit Quality in Georgia in cooperation with the Service for Accounting, Reporting and Audit Supervision (SARAS) and the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board (HAASOB).
The PULSAR program is a regional and country-level program targeting the Western Balkans and the EU Eastern Partnership countries to support the development of public sector accounting and financial reporting frameworks in line with international standards and good practice. It was established to scale up World Bank support for Public Financial Management reform and improve government accountability, transparency, and performance.