"Connecting Voices" - Financial Information: Catalyst for Growth

This special edition of “Connecting Voices” was published to coincide with the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform’s (CFRR) Ministerial Conference in Vienna on 27 April 2016. The theme of the magazine, Financial Information: Catalyst for Growth, is reflected in its articles and interviews, which focus on the importance of timely, reliable, and transparent financial information as a driver and contributor of sustainable economic growth.

EU-REPARIS Progress Reports

The CFRR produces regular reports for its main programs to inform donors, participants and other stakeholders of how the programs are developing. These progress reports summarize the activities carried out under the program and outline how the experience gained will be used to improve the design of the next stages of the program.

Accounting for Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Improving Corporate Financial Reporting to Support Regional Economic Development

The drive to improve frameworks for financial reporting is not unique to Europe. A World Bank study surveys the results of the efforts to improve the quality of financial reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and finds many similarities between Europe and Latin America in the main challenges facing effective reform.

Croatia’s EU Accession: Case Studies on Reform and the Transposition of the Community Acquis

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.

The Ministerial Conference “Financial and Sustainability Reporting Reforms: Navigating Green and Digital Agendas”

The World Bank Center for Financial and Sustainability Reporting Reform (CFRR) held its 9th Ministerial Conference Financial and Sustainability Reporting Reforms: Navigating Green and Digital Agendas on March 18, 2025, in Vienna, Austria, organized under its three flagship regional programs: EAASURE, PULSAR, and REPARIS for SMEs with support from donors, including the Austrian Government, the Austrian Ministry of Finance, the Austrian Development Cooperation, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, and the European Union (EU).

CFRR 2016 Ministerial Conference

Quality Financial Reporting – a Catalyst for Growth

“Trust, sustainability, finance, development, communication, and success.” These were the most frequently used words during three high-level events in Vienna from 26 to 28 April, according to Samia Msadek, Practice Director, Governance Global Practice at the World Bank.