Guide to Corporate Sector Accounting and Auditing in the Acquis Communautaire

This Guide outlines the European Union (EU) legislative framework governing corporate sector accounting and auditing. It is primarily intended for policymakers, regulators, and other stakeholders in countries in Member States, enlargement countries, countries within the "European Neighbourhood" and others interested in understanding the EU regulatory model.

Audit Training of Trainers

Audit Training of Trainers (Audit ToT) activities focus on developing the capacity of the audit profession to deliver high-quality training and continuing professional development programs based on International Standards issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board® (IAASB®). This regional activity for participants in the EU-REPARIS program aims to facilitate shared learning and peer exchange regarding the design, content, implementation arrangements, teaching and authorization environment for CPD. It focuses on the needs and challenges of Small and Medium Sized Audit Practices (SMPs) aiming to help develop both their technical and essential soft skills.

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

The knowledge sharing event on "Good Practices in Audit Oversight and Enforcement: Insights from the Polish Agency for Audit Oversight" took place on October 3-4, 2023, in Warsaw. This event, organized by the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform, was part of the regional project The Road to Europe Program of Accounting Reform and Institutional Strengthening for Small and Medium Enterprises (REPARIS for SMEs).

Strengthening audit oversight and enforcement in Albania: Training visit by the Austrian Audit Oversight Authority

As part of the Strengthening Quality of Auditing and Reporting Project (SQARP) for the Republic of Albania the Albanian Public Oversight Board benefited from an exchange of experience with the Austrian Audit Oversight Authority. A two-day workshop was delivered on March 23-24, 2023, in Tirana, Albania.

Helping Businesses to Access Credit and Attract New Investment

Serbian Finance Minister and other government and EU representatives discuss reform progress and share experiences

  • Serbian Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic joined senior representatives from the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) program beneficiary countries, CFRR development partners including the European Commission, and the Governments of Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, as well as World Bank/CFRR representatives in Brussels on 29 March 2017.
  • The meeting was convened to discuss financial reporting reform progress in countries in the Wester

Implementation of the Statutory Audit Regulation in the European Union: The Experience of Slovenia

Three webinars were held between 8 June and 10 June 2021 under STAREP regional program and these were attended by about 40 participants each day.

The overall aim of the experience exchange webinars was to learn from Slovenian experience related to the establishment of an independent public oversight function, entry requirements and registration of auditors and audit firms; monitoring of continuing professional development; quality assurance inspections and enforcement procedures, as well as cooperation with foreign audit regulators.

Roundtable to discuss the content of the provisions of the new model of audit oversight function in Kazakhstan

A roundtable involving key stakeholders was organized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan under Joint Economic Research Program (JERP) on March 30, 2021. The event was attended by about 45 participants.

The key objective of the event was to discuss the content of the provisions of the new model of audit oversight function in Kazakhstan.

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