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ACCA is highly regarded by employers in Pakistan according to a recent survey of business leaders According to ACCA’s most recent global survey of business leaders, 96% of employers see ACCA as a respected brand. That’s an enormously encouraging degree of consensus in a world where disruption and polarisation are growing. 91% of employers agree ‘ACCA is an organisation that champions professionalism and ethics’ 91% agree that ‘ACCA shapes the agenda of the profession’ 87% agree that ‘ACCA is highly regarded in my market’ 87% agree that ‘ACCA is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation’. It is also one figure among…
ACCA is highly regarded by employers in Pakistan according to a recent survey of business leaders According to ACCA’s most recent global survey of business leaders, 96% of employers see ACCA as a respected brand. That’s an enormously encouraging degree of consensus in a world where disruption and polarisation are growing. 91% of employers agree ‘ACCA is an organisation that champions professionalism and ethics’ 91% agree that ‘ACCA shapes the agenda of the profession’ 87% agree that ‘ACCA is highly regarded in my market’ 87% agree that ‘ACCA is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation’. It is also one figure among…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Oxford University Press (OUP) organized the launch of its new publication Poora Manto: Tehriron kay Mustanad Mutoon Jild 4 compiled by Shamsul Haq Usmani. Saadat Hassan Manto made a deep and lasting impact on Urdu literature with his celebrated short stories. Many of his post-Partition stories centred on the communal horrors of the period. This collection of Manto’s short stories differs from his earlier anthologies in that it contains the notes and references of the compiler in his efforts to ensure the accuracy of the text. The compiler has dug into the historical records to find rare and early editions which he…
Public sector finance professionals seek a more radical future, finds global research – but challenges lie ahead Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The public sector’s image as a place where little or no innovation happens is challenged in a global research report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), Innovation in public finance. The report reveals that 91% of public sector respondents said some kind of innovation was happening in their organisation, with slightly less – 90% – in the private sector claiming this was the case. Some 4,436 ACCA members from Pakistan and other 141 countries took part in the…
Expanding the programme from Karachi to Islamabad, Goal aims to empower girls through a combination of sports and life skills Islamabad (Muhammad Yasir) Standard Chartered Bank announced today the launch of it’s Goal programme in Islamabad, in collaboration with non-profit business partner Right To Play. Together, both entities will implement sports and life skills training to empower and equip young girls with the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to be integral economic leaders in their families, communities and societies. Goal was launched in Karachi in 2016 and since it’s launch, the Bank has impacted more than 11,000 adolescent girls’…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) ACCA organised a 2-day workshop and recognition ceremonies for the position holders in matric and intermediate examinations of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Peshawar. Featuring prominent corporate leaders and academicians, the workshops focused on following themes: ‘Power of Connections – Enabling the future’ and ‘Power of Connections from: Education to work-readiness’. The aim of the event was to recognise and motivate the position holders and their parents and to create awareness on the importance of building connections and developing modern skills to future-proof careers. The ceremony was attended by position holders, parents, ACCA members, ACCA’s…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) ACCA organised a high-level conference on Finance Act 2019 in Lahore. The event featured contributions from regulators, policy advisers, leading tax experts and senior ACCA members. Prominent conversation leaders included Javed Ahmed, Chairman, Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA), Ashiq Ali Rana, Acting President, Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA), Irfan Ilyas FCCA, Partner, Irfan & Co, Muhammad Arshad FCCA, Partner, Arshad Law Associates, and Omer Zaheer Meer FCCA, Chair, ACCA MNP. Speaking at the event, Javed Ahmed, Chairman, PRA informed, “PRA is actively working with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and all provincial tax authorities towards the harmonisation…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) An event to celebrate 72 years of Pakistan’s Independence was organised today by the British Deputy High Commission, Karachi in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, British Council and AzCorp Entertainment. Standard Chartered invited 50 girls between the ages of 11-15 years from schools of underserved communities which they support through their Goal programme. AZCorp Entertainment organised interactive sessions aimed at raising awareness for social causes using creative mediums and British Council representatives gave the girls a tour of the library, all the while encouraging the love for reading and its importance in character building. The purpose of…
Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) The Back to School campaign is offered by Dettol every year and they are continuing the tradition this year as well. The scholarship will cover the tuition fee for a period of 12 months, from the 1st of January 2020 till 31st of December 2020 for those who win. There have been 21 Dettol Scholars who have won this scholarship in the past two years along with the winner of the Dettol School Fund. Dettol offers several opportunities to increase access to quality education in the county. “We are extremely thankful to Dettol for providing our kid…
Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Oxford University Press (OUP), a department of the University of Oxford and a leading publishing house, donated their Platinum Series of books to the Karachi Press Club Library. The activity was commemorated through a brief ceremony held at the Karachi Press Club (KPC). The event was organized to highlight OUP’s contribution to promoting books and the reading culture in Pakistan. The Platinum Series was published by OUP in celebration of Pakistan’s 70th anniversary. The series comprises around 70 titles focusing on Pakistan and covering a broad spectrum of disciplines: from history, gender studies, economics, sociology, and politics to literature, art, culture, anthropology,…