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Handbook of International Education Pronouncements 2017: Russian Translation
Publication | 2017
The 2017 Education Handbook contains the IAESB’s suite of the revised and redrafted International Education Standards (IES) 1-8 as well as
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Simulated Client Meeting: Developing Client Relationship Skills
Teaching material | 2017
This group challenge was developed to facilitate the EU-REPARIS Audit Training of Trainers program and enables participants to practice their client relationship skills and cross-selling techniques. By engaging in the simulated client meeting, participants are provided with an opportunity to practice these skills in a simulated face-to-face client meeting and thus tackle and solve some real life business situations and problems.
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Small and Medium Practices: The Trusted Advisors of SMEs
Publication | 2017
Small- and medium-sized practices (SMPs) have an important role to play in supplying professional services to their small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients. Understanding the range, requirements and benefits of available professional services is essential for practitioners and SMPs to be able to tailor the various services to meet the needs of their SME clients, as well as helping them to choose the right service for their needs.
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The Internal Audit Ethical Dilemmas Board Game
Teaching material | 2017
Developed to facilitate the Internal Audit Training of Trainers program, the objective of the Ethical Dilemmas Board Game is to enable participants to approach professional ethics training and education in a practical way, by analyzing threats that arise and selecting an appropriate course of action in line with the fundamental principles of the Code of Ethics for Internal Auditors prescribed by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). The game is expected to develop participants' ethical decision-making skills and to make sound judgments when resolving and mitigating ethical dilemmas.
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The Republic of Moldova: Support to State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) - Preliminary Diagnostics and Reform Assessment Report
Report | 2017
This report is the result of research and analysis undertaken as technical assistance to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova, delivered by the World Bank Governance team in collaboration with the UK’s Good Governance Fund. It focuses on the issues identified by OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance as important in ensuring that state owned enterprises (SOEs) operate in an efficient, transparent and accountable way.
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Philippines Accounting and Auditing Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes
A&A ROSC | 2017
The World Bank conducted reviews of accounting and auditing within the ROSC initiative at the invitation of Philippines. The World Bank utilized a diagnostic tool that it developed to gather pertinent information for preparing the Accounting and Auditing ROSC.
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Small and Medium Enterprises: Financial Information As A Catalyst For Lending - Results of a Survey on Bank Lending Practices in Serbia
Report | 2017
The study of bank lending practices to SMEs in Serbia, based on a survey of six of the largest banks, finds that financial statements are a significant input to banks’ lending decisions to SMEs. The report was disseminated on 17 October 2017 in Belgrade at the Banking Association; in attendance were representatives from ten commercial banks (some of which had participated in the study), the Ministry of Economy, and other stakeholders. The meeting acknowledged the findings and conclusions of the study and found them in line with their own practices.
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Croatia’s EU Accession: Case Studies on Reform and the Transposition of the Community Acquis
Publication | 2017
The genesis for this publication was conceived within the context of the EU Road to Europe – Program of Accounting Reform and Institutional Strengthening (EU-REPARIS) regional program, which aims to provide assistance to the countries of Central and South East Europe on corporate financial reporting reform, particularly candidate countries to European Union (EU) accession.
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EU-REPARIS Accountancy Education Benchmarking
Success Story | 2017
Sound systems of accountancy education increase the labor readiness and skills of the next generation accountancy workforce, produce competent and capable practitioners whose expertise and professionalism contribute significantly to financial decision making and help build public trust and confidence. The EU REPARIS Accountancy Education Benchmarking Study gives the participating institutions clear information on their educational provision and how it compares to international expectations.
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Public Oversight Systems for Statutory Audit in the EU
Publication | 2017
Public oversight of audits and auditors is a relatively recent development, particularly in light of the length of time that capital markets and the audit profession have operated. This paper reflects on the rationale for public oversight of auditors, summarizes the relevant EU legislation and international benchmarks for public oversight systems, and thereafter compares and contrasts the different approaches taken by EU member states to operate their public oversight systems.
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