PAO Regional Forum: The contribution of PAOs to economic growth
Representatives of over 20 Professional Accountancy Organizations (PAOs) met in Vienna on 28 April 2016 with experts from the World Bank, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), to discuss the contribution of PAOs to economic growth.
Promoting better audit quality through regional dialogue
Two workshops organized by the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) to improve audit quality in Eastern Partnership countries — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine — took place in Minsk, Belarus, from 10 to 12 October.
National initiatives for improving accounting education and strengthening PAOs in Azerbaijan
National initiatives for improving accounting education and strengthening professional accounting organizations (PAO) in Azerbaijan were discussed at a workshop organized by the World Bank’s CFRR on November 22-23.
KAREP continues to provide access to improved knowledge and tools for supervisory staff of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
Supervisory staff of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic (NBKR) are better equipped with the knowledge and tools on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requirements. A four-day training program focused on IFRSs specifically used in banking sector was delivered with KAREP support between February 01 and 08, 2022.
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.
Implementation of the statutory audit regulation in the European Union: the experience of France
Four series of webinars were delivered between 09 February and 12 February 2021 and these were attended by about 80 participants each day.