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Benchmarking International Standards of Transparency and Accountability

The public interest demands a transparent and accountable financial system based on international standards, rigorously and honestly applied, by credible professionals with the requisite credentials. In transition economies across Europe & Eurasia, the Benchmarking International Standards of Transparency and Accountability (BISTA) project accelerates implementation of harmonized international standards, closes compliance gaps, and fosters global and regional alliances and the transfer of best practices. BISTA serves the public interest by ensuring the sustainability of regional and national institutions that improve and oversee the competency and credibility of accountants and auditors in the private and public sectors. Overall, BISTA project components enhance economic governance and the anti-corruption environment, contribute to improvement of the macroeconomic environment, encourage foreign and domestic investment, and increase human and institutional capacity.

New! - Transparency and Accountability Resources

Underlying the goals of the BISTA program is the desire to enhance knowledge and understanding of transparency and accountability. In an effort to achieve this, the BISTA program has collected and organized various website and weblinks which discuss and relate to the subjects of transparency and accountability. To access this information please click on the link here.

GAE 2007, Trends in Global Accounting Education - Now Available

Royal NIVRA, the professional body of Registered Accountants in the Netherlands, in close cooperation with the Scottish Chartered Accountants Trust for Education and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (the facilitators) have facilitated the publication of “GAE 2007, Trends in Global Accounting Education”. A renowned group of international editors and authors is responsible for the content of the publication. The work is based on research into global developments with respect to the qualification, education and training of accountants and auditors. The facilitators recognize that the research and the resulting publication would not have been possible without the participation of a large group of international experts from the accountancy profession and from academe. Their contributions are recognized in the GAE 2007 publication.

Click on the link below to read the entire document or on the "Read More" link to view a quick summary of the key findings of this project.

GAE 2007 "Trends in Global Accounting Education" ENG 665.85 Kb

NIVRA and Albanian Institute Sign MOU

In December 2007, at a conference in Tirana, Albania during World Accountancy Week, the Koninklijk Nederlands

Instituut van Registeraccountants (NIVRA), IFAC's member body in the Netherlands, signed an agreement with the Institute of Authorized Chartered Auditors of Albania to create an education program in Albania. The project is being facilitated by the BISTA Project, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) . For more information on NIVRA's development activities (in Dutch) click on the NIVRA logo to the right.

Successful Twinning Workshop

On September5, 2007, the BISTA project faciliated a very successful Twinning Workshop hosted by Royal NIVRA for members of the Association of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Moldova (ACAP) ACAP and Society of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo (SCAAK).