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The Sustainable Development Goals: Redefining context, risk and opportunity across Africa

Africa’s business and finance industries have a critical role to play alongside in helping governments deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and accountants can be at the frontline of mobilising collaborative action, says a new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)…

ACCA welcomes appointment of Alan Johnson as IFAC’s new deputy president

The global voice of the accountancy profession, IFAC (International Federation of Accountants), has announced the appointment of Alan Johnson as its new deputy president Mr Johnson is currently a non-executive director of the UK Department for International Development and chairs its Audit and Risk Assurance Committee He also chairs ACCA’s (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Accountants for Business Global Forum, and is a former director of Jerónimo Martins SGPS, SA, a food retailer with operations in Portugal, Poland and Colombia …

ACCA joins the European Alliance for Apprenticeships at major event - European Vocational Skills Week 2018

From 5 - 9 November 2018, ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) participated in the third European Vocational Skills Week, organised by the European Commission and the Austrian Presidency, to show the value of vocational and educational training (VET) at all stages in life At the event, ACCA also signed its pledge to the European Alliance for Apprenticeships…

Lifelong learning is essential to remain relevant in an ever-changing world

Accountancy professionals will be increasingly required to broaden their skill-set and take ownership of their personal development if they are to succeed in an ever-changing, dynamic world, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) …

ACCA and Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants strengthen relationship with Memorandum of Understanding

Building on their long- standing relationship, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the Vietnam Association of Certified Public Accountants signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at a ceremony at the World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in Sydney…

Emotional intelligence is vital for the success of professional accountants in a digital age, says ACCA

A new report from ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) examines the role of emotional intelligence in developing the accountancy profession needed for a fast evolving digital age…

Global Memorandum of Understanding signed between Xero and ACCA at World Congress of Accountants

MoU highlights the importance of the cloud based economy to the accountancy profession…

Agreement signed between ACCA and Alibaba Cloud at the first China International Import Expo

ACCA and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group signed an exclusive agreement today to see a closer working relationship between the two organisations which focuses on course development, research and professional insights…

Julie Hotchkiss joins ACCA’s executive team

Julie Hotchkiss has been appointed as executive director – people at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), taking up her position on ACCA’s senior executive team on 1 November 2018 …

Cyprus – Connecting Continents through the Belt and Road Initiative

Leading policy makers and business operators debate the implications of the Belt and Road Initiative at joint ACCA-ICPAC multi-stakeholder conference in Cyprus…