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BENCHMARKING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY |
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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.
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Practical Audit ExperienceTraining (PAET) Pilot Programs Conclude Successfully! |
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USAID in collaboration with Royal NIVRA, CARANA Corporation and Public Private Partners Ernst and Young and Deloitte. of the
Netherlands, successfully delivered trainings
on the practical aspects of conducting financial audits as part of the BISTA
Project's initiative to develop a Practical Audit Experience Training (PAET) Manual. Trainers traveled to Pristina, Kosovo; Tirana, Albania; and Chisinau, Moldova to work with each country's respective professional accountancy association (SCAAK, IEKA & ACAP) to learn about the auditing environment in each country and to share their knowledge and experience with local auditors. Due to the overwhelming demand, this collaborative group provided
instruction to over 150 auditors on such topics as assessing audit risk,
determining audit materiality and identifying key assumptions and the practical
application of substantive and analytical tests of accounts.
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UPCOMING: ADI Steering Council Meeting 2009 |
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The BISTA Project will be hosting its next ADI Steering Council Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands this January 2009.
Click on the link for more information about tourist attractions in Amsterdam.
Please watch for further details regarding this event!
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Transparency and Accountability Resources |
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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.
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GAE 2007, Trends in Global Accounting Education - Now Available |
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 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
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NIVRA and Albanian Institute Sign MOU |
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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.
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