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Knowledge Paper: Key Accounting and Auditing Reforms
Publication | 2017
The purpose of this Knowledge Paper focusing on Key Accounting and Auditing Reforms is to assist the Macedonian Government to make informed decisions for future reform actions following the publication of the Macedonian Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) on Accounting and Auditing (A&A) in 2014.
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Linking financial reporting quality and cost of debt: Evidence from Serbian SMEs
Publication | 2017
This publication is an empirical study on financial information and cost of finance in Serbia. Using the financial statement database of the Serbian Business Registers Agency (APR), we analyze the extent to which the quality of a company’s financial reporting is associated with its cost of debt. The focus of this study is small and medium enterprises (SMEs) because they represent a critical segment of the economy in most countries.
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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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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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Public Sector Internal Audit: Focus on Fraud
Publication | 2017
Strong internal controls, including maintaining a robust internal control environment, are the best way public sector organizations can mitigate fraud. However, even a strong internal control environment cannot guarantee that no frauds will take place within organizations. Implementation of further lines of defense, such as an efficient and effective internal audit function, is important.
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PULSAR Brochure
Brochure | 2017
Public Sector Accounting and Reporting Program (PULSAR) aims to support the enhancement of participating countries’ Public Sector Accounting (PSA) and financial reporting frameworks in line with international standards and in accordance with good practices, in order to improve government accountability, transparency, and performance.
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Serbia - Public sector accounting review: report on the enhancement of public sector financial reporting
Report | 2017
The government’s public financial management (PFM) Reform Program 2016-2020 foresees the gradual transition of public sector financial reporting from a cash basis to an accrual basis of accounting and the application of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). This will significantly improve the quality of financial information and should enable better informed decision-making, more efficient use of public funds and resources and improved fiscal performance.
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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 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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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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