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Majority of Irish businesses exposed to Brexit are putting themselves at risk by not hedging foreign currency trade exposures

Many Irish companies that deal in foreign currency are exposing their businesses to significant and unnecessary profitability risks due to a lack of consideration of appropriate hedging within their organisations…

UK GDP contracts for the first time in seven years but no recession – ACCA’s chief economist comments on ONS update

The ONS has announced today the first quarterly contraction in UK GDP for seven years…

‘Earn while you learn’ – why the apprenticeship journey matters in the post-16 education route

Thousands of students across the country will be receiving their A-Level results in a week’s time (15 August), and planning their future pathways with their career in mind…

ACCA responds to new premiership of Boris Johnson

In response to the appointment of Boris Johnson as the UK’s new Prime Minister, ACCA’s chief executive Helen Brand OBE says:…

Global economic confidence dips in Q2 2019, finds latest economic research from ACCA and IMA

Global economic confidence dipped back in Q2 2019, partially reversing the bounce seen for the first time in a year in Q1 2019, finds the latest Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS) from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants)…

ACCA strengthens links with UK-ASEAN Business Council

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has entered into partnership with the UK-ASEAN Business Council …

Innovation drives the continued success of the ACCA Qualification

Pass rates for the June 2019 exam sitting are announced today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)…

ACCA and Intuit QuickBooks sign MoU

Intuit QuickBooks and ACCA UK (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will help ACCA-qualified accountants embrace and benefit from new developments in technology…

ACCA and SNAI hold third successful Belt and Road Initiative Forum

Experts gathered in Shanghai for high-level conference about key issues linked to BRI and global accounting infrastructure …

Government must have legal framework in place for small businesses to flourish

The professional body for accountants ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is asking whether businesses and policymakers are compromising the performance of small business in a new report issued today, called 'Building the legal framework to help business succeed'…