It is the first report prepared under the Accountants as Catalysts for Growth (A4G) initiative. EU-REPARIS has been designed to help and encourage the process of aligning legal frameworks in accounting and audit with the EU’s Acquis Communautaire and encourages the accounting profession to offer enterprises, especially MSMEs, effective business support services and advice on accessing finance and complying with regulatory requirements.
The sixth Best Annual Report and Transparency Award (BARTA) ceremony was held in Tbilisi, Georgia on February 28, 2025 under the Enhancing Accounting, Auditing, and Sustainability Reporting (EAASURE) program, implemented by the World Bank Centre for Financial and Sustainability Reporting Reform. The event was attended by 114 participants.
On 26 April 2016, around 100 senior officials leading accounting and auditing reforms in countries taking part in two programs being implemented by the Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) converged in Vienna, Austria.
The National Agency of State Property of Georgia (NASP) organized the roundtable on “Importance of Good Corporate Governance and Transparent Accounting and Reporting at State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)”. The event, which gathered over 40 representatives of the NASP and approximately 15 members of Georgia’s largest SOEs, was held with the support of the World Bank’s Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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 Azerbaijan were discussed at a workshop organized by the World Bank’s CFRR on November 22-23.