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One in five small businesses believe full trading recovery will take two years

Small businesses expect a long, slow road to recovery to pre-pandemic levels of trading, according to a survey from ACCA UK (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN) …

ACCA marks Earth Day 2021

With Earth Day being marked today (22 April) and the US Climate Summit taking place, clear and consistent accounting standards and disclosures, which are understood by business and investors alike, are an essential part of the urgent policy solutions needed to tackle climate change …

ACCA welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s package on Directing finance towards the European Green Deal

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the objectives of the new proposals to drive a greener, fairer, and more sustainable Europe and support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals…

Changing business for the planet: A simple guide to natural capital management for internal and external auditors

In the context of natural capital management and its reporting, ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA) and Deloitte outline the core principles governing the approach that auditors should take, highlighting the importance of governance, and setting out the required policy support, as well as mindset and skills of the auditors…

Largest increase in economic confidence in history of global economic survey in Q1 2021

Global economic activity could return to pre-Covid level before end of this year …

Pass rates announced for ACCA’s first exam sitting for 2021

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) announces the pass rates of its latest exam sitting for March 2021…

ACCA Pakistan and WWF-Pakistan to host the Earth Day Conversation 2021

ACCA Pakistan (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) have joined hands to commemorate Earth Day 2021, to promote awareness about climate risks, shedding light on key environmental issues and concerns and inspiring collaborative action among citizens to address these challenges …

The role of public procurement in supporting SMEs towards sustainable recovery

At a joint ACCA, SMEunited and EBRD event, EU and global experts discussed obstacles faced by SMEs in accessing public procurement, the role of policy and decision-makers to reduce these barriers, and how governments can use public procurement as a strategic tool to foster sustainable and innovative growth They called for transparency, simplification of the process and professionalisation of the procurement function…

First ACCA student receives the newly launched Ummed Jain Scholarship

An ACCA student based in Nepal - Dikshya Lama - has been selected to receive the prestigious inaugural scholarship in memory of ACCA’s first Nepalese member…

‘The primary objective of UK audit reform must be to support high audit quality’ says ACCA

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s audit white paper includes important steps in recognising the responsibilities of all of those within the ecosystem of company conduct, reporting and oversight …