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Global accountancy partnerships
ACCA has developed a substantial global network of accountancy partnerships which are central both to ACCA,s ability to deliver its qualifications and services internationally, and which also contribute to developing the accountancy profession.
ACCA aims to develop global accountancy partnerships which reflect its values - providing opportunity to people around the world, championing diversity, pursuing the highest standards and based on a commitment to integrity, professionalism and ethics. In particular, ACCA aims to achieve inclusive partnerships which deliver relevant services and support to professional accountants and are based on mutual long-term needs and benefits. The common theme uniting ACCA,s partnerships is a desire to work to consistent international standards and deliver value to accountants around the world.
In recent years, ACCA has increased the range of ways in which it works with partners, including the provision of joint examination schemes, collaboration on CPD, technical research and global quality assurance, and joint promotion of further qualifications.
Mutual recognition agreements have also been concluded with the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) - marking the end of a two-year period of negotiation, following the termination by the Hong Kong body of the previous agreement - and the Singapore Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAS).
ACCA,s global accountancy partnerships are listed below (*= joint examination scheme partner bodies).
| ARGENTINA | Federación Argentina de Consejos Profesionales de Ciencias Económicas |
| ARMENIA | Association of Accountants and Auditors of Armenia |
| BARBADOS | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados* |
| BELIZE | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Belize* |
| BOTSWANA | Botswana Institute of Accountants* |
| CAMBODIA | Ministry of Economy and Finance Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors* |
| CANADA | Certified General Accountants' Association of Canada |
| CARIBBEAN | Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean |
| CYPRUS | Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus* |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Union of Accountants of the Czech Republic/Chamber of Auditors of the Czech Republic |
| EAST AFRICA | Eastern Central and Southern African Federation of Accountants |
| EGYPT | Egyptian Society of Accountants and Auditors |
| ETHIOPIA | Ethiopian Professional Association of Accountants and Auditors |
| EUROPE | Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens/South Eastern European Partnership on Accountancy Development |
| GREECE | Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece* |
| GUYANA | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Guyana* |
| INDONESIA | Ikatan Akuntan Indonesia |
| IRAN | Iranian Association of Certified Public Accountants |
| IRELAND | Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland |
| JAMAICA | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica* |
| LEBANON | Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants |
| LESOTHO | Lesotho Institute of Accountants* |
| MACAU | Macau Society of Certified Practising Accountants |
| MALAWI | Public Accountants Examination Council of Malawi* |
| MALAYSIA | Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants |
| MALTA | Malta Institute of Accountants* |
| MEXICO | Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos |
| POLAND | Accountants Association in Poland |
| ROMANIA | Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania/Body of Expert and Licensed Accountants of Romania |
| SERBIA | Serbian Association of Accountants and Auditors |
| SIERRA LEONE | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sierra Leone* |
| SINGAPORE | Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore* |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Chamber of Auditors in the Slovak Republic |
| SWAZILAND | Swaziland Institute of Accountants* |
| TANZANIA | National Board of Accountants and Auditors |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago* |
| TUNISIA | Ordre des Experts Comptables de Tunisie |
| TURKEY | Union of Chambers of Certified Public Accountants of Turkey |
| UKRAINE | Ukrainian Federation of Professional Accountants and Auditors |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Dubai Financial Services Authority |
| VIETNAM | Ministry of Finance of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam*/Vietnam Accounting Association/Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants |
| ZAMBIA | Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants* |