The Centre provides knowledge services and capacity development assistance. Services include analytical and advisory services, learning and skill development, know-how and knowledge transfer, and technical assistance and institutional strengthening. All CFRR publications are available on this site.
Competency-based accounting education and assessment materials – Implementation Guide
Publication | 2020
This Guide seeks to provide guidance across the broad range of education, assessment, training and certification, including pre-and post-certification. It focuses on providing in-depth direction to educators on how to develop quality education and assessment materials within the context of a competency-based accounting education program.
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Guide on Preparation for Private Equity: Can Venture Capital and Private Equity Work for You?
Publication | 2020
Access to finance is ranked as one of the constraints on businesses in the Western Balkans region Across the region, up to 99 percent of enterprises are small or medium-sized (SMEs). SMEs are a primary source of economic growth, innovation, and most importantly, job creation in the region. To attract funding from investors and grow their businesses successfully entrepreneurs need the necessary skills to become investment ready.
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Stocktaking of Public Sector Accounting and Reporting Environment in PULSAR Beneficiary Countries
Publication | 2020
This study is a knowledge product of the World Bank in cooperation with the Institute of Public Management from Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), developed under the Public Sector Accounting and Reporting (PULSAR) Program. This study analyzes the Public Sector Accounting (PSA) environment of thirteen beneficiary countries of the PULSAR program by identifying strengths, challenges and opportunities within the PSA framework.
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Strengthening fixed asset management through public sector accounting
Report | 2020
This PULSAR knowledge product elaborates mechanisms through which asset accounting may contribute to optimize fixed asset portfolios of governments by providing scientifically sound and practical answers to the following main questions:
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Tertiary accounting education reform in the Kyrgyz Republic
Report | 2020
The report was prepared as part of the implementation of KAREP’s Component 3 “Improving accountancy education, financial literacy, and use of financial information”. The report aims to assist universities improve their accounting education curricula. It analyzes existing university programs in accounting and auditing and makes recommendations to achieve closer alignment to the International Education Standards (IESs) and best practices, in particular by leveraging the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform’s accounting education activities.
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