USAID CIPA - Central Asia-Almaty, Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan - Start date: August 23, 2006

USAID Accounting/CIPA (further ACIPA) project is a follow-on to the accounting reform activities that the Pragma Corporation undertook under its USAID-funded Enterprise Development Project (EDP). The goal of the two-year ACIPA project is to strengthen local institutions in their capacity to advance the accounting profession and support transition to a full market economy well-after USAID phases out its assistance in this sector. These institutions include Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) and their incorporation of modern accounting curricula, Country Offices of the CIPA Examination Network, the regional Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors and its country-level member accounting associations whom together form the institutional structure to educate and advocate for professional accounting practices and standards in the region.

The objectives of the project will include: 1) assisting CIPA-EN to establish its operations as a programmatically independent and financially sustainable entity; 2) assisting CIPA-EN to put in place policies and procedures to which achieving ISO 9001-2000 certification would serve as a roadmap (and proxy indicator); 3) assisting the professional accountancy associations to achieve financial sustainability and to fulfill their leadership roles within the sector, including advocacy for Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan to fully adopt IFRS; 4) assisting CIPA local training providers to strengthen and broaden their training networks across the countries; 5) increasing awareness of the CIPA certification among industry and governments; 6) pursuing incorporation of the CAP/CIPA program into HEI curricula.

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