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The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) study of public trust in tax was rolled out across 14 countries, surveying 5,900 people – many in developing economies, and published in September.

It found that trust in the tax system...

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Gavi, Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria officially launched major accounting capacity building programmes in Ghana and Burkina Faso.

The programmes will build the capacity of the accounting profession in...

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) issued Action Plan for Fighting Corruption and Economic Crime in September 2022 to enhance the accountancy profession’s contribution to, and support of, a robust anti-corruption ecosystem.

IFAC recently issued a call-to-action titled Championing an Integrated Mindset to Drive Sustainable Value Creation encouraging business leaders to promote and enable an integrated mindset to drive trust and sustainable value creation. At its core, an integrated mindset is about improving the quality...

In a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) study in the MENA region’s accounting profession, 63 percent of women across each of the surveyed MENA regions report experiencing behaviors they perceive to be rooted in bias against people like them. 83 percent of respondents with a disability and 53...

IOSCO welcomes work by the IAASB and IESBA to develop assurance and ethics standards for sustainability-related corporate reporting.

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has issued an action plan to help accountants combat money laundering, fraud, and corruption

Economic crimes are significant obstacles to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and professional accountants can play a pivotal role to clear a path. This guest blog by Kevin Dancey, CEO of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), marks the launch of IFAC’s new Action Plan for Fighting...

International Federation of Accountants president Alan Johnson says accounting practitioners should use their skills to boost decision-making in the public sector as economies emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes as most countries have eased Covid-19 restrictions and are grappling with...

A diverse, equal and inclusive organization makes it easier to attract and retain accounting talent. It also promotes innovation; companies with diverse teams are 45 percent more likely to increase their market share. This is apparent from the international research report Diversifying Accounting...