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.
On April 5-6, 2017, the World Bank’s CFRR jointly with the Kyiv National Economic University organized the Workshop on the National Initiatives for Strengthening Accounting Education in Ukraine. The event was organized within the Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership (STAREP) regional program, which is aimed to create a transparent policy environment and effective institutional framework for corporate reporting within the countries that make up the European Union’s Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
On June 21-22, 2017, the World Bank’s CFRR organized the Workshop on the National Initiatives for Strengthening Accounting Education in Georgia. The event was organized within the Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership (STAREP) regional program, which is aimed to create a transparent policy environment and effective institutional framework for corporate reporting within the countries that make up the European Union’s Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
On June 29th the Round Table discussion took place in the World Bank country office in Kyiv, which brought together key stakeholders to share views and consider options for strengthening the role and contribution that PAOs play in Ukraine economy. The issues of consolidation of the profession were also discussed.
National initiatives for improving accounting education and strengthening professional accounting organizations (PAO) in Belarus were discussed at a workshop organized by the World Bank’s CFRR on September 20-21.
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.
Representatives of 20 regional and national Professional Accountancy Organizations (PAOs) met in Vienna on 31 May 2017, with experts from the World Bank’s Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) and the International Federation of Accountants®(IFAC®), to discuss ways to address the challenges facing small and medium-sized practices (SMPs) and small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) as well as the opportunities available to them.
The overall aim of the series is to increase the audit profession's capacity to deliver high-quality training and continuing professional development (CPD) programs based on the Standards of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board® (IAASB®). In particular, the workshop series focuses on the needs and challenges of Small and Medium-sized Practices (SMPs) to implement International Standards. The series is conducted with the support of the International Federation of Accountants® (IFAC®).
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN’s) Audit Regulatory Group (AARG) has partnered with the World Bank to build on and support existing efforts to share knowledge and promote good practices of audit oversight within the countries that make up the ASEAN Community. This collaborative workshop in Bangkok continued the establishment of the Audit Oversight Community of Practice for the prospective AARG members (AOCoP) i.e. the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.