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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants released a joint report Thursday on fostering the professionalization of the public finance workforce and building its capabilities to improve public financial management. 

PFM reforms are government...

The Moroccan Asmâa Resmouki, former Vice President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), was elected as the new President at the IFAC General Assembly on 15 November 2022 in Mumbai.

She succeeds Britain's Alan Johnson, who has retired as scheduled. Asmâa Resmouki has over 30 years of...

Building International Sustainability Assurance Standards

The International Federation of Accountants released “Getting to Net Zero,” a global review of corporate disclosures on emissions targets, analysing the disclosure trends and transition plans of the 40 largest exchange-listed companies in 15 jurisdictions, at the beginning of COP27.

A lack of consistency and comparability in corporate sustainability disclosure may pose challenges for investors, regulators, and other stakeholders who require decision-useful information, according to a new report from the International Federations of Accountants (IFAC).

Businesses should be careful not to let the legal and regulatory requirements being introduced in the sustainability disclosure arena to overshadow the need to embed sustainability into core business operations.

To adequately incorporate sustainability factors into core operating functions...

Corporate emissions reduction reporting is full of inconsistencies, and the lack of comparability of target disclosures continues to create challenges for investors, regulators and other stakeholders who need actionable information, according to a new report.

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has issued a call to action to G20 leaders to establish sustainability reporting standards, better public financial management and a stronger fight against corruption.

IFAC has launched pilot accountancy capacity building programs in both Ghana and Burkina Faso.

The International Federation of Accountants has joined forces with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to help strengthen the accountancy profession’s...

TAXPAYERS' attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study, Public Trust in Tax, by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A survey of 5,900 people across 14 countries — many in developing...