ACCA Deputy President-Barry Cooper talking to different representatives from industry executives, financial services, regulators,audit companies and media on the value of policy makers and accountancy profession to champion the value of disclosure and assurance. ACCA members of global governing council had 3 days visit to Tanzania designed to gain further insights about aspects of the regional economies and share lessons to support financial deepening in the public interest.
Director of ACCA Sub-Saharan Africa, Jamil Ampomah speaking during the ACCA meeting with industry executives,representatives from different financial services, regulators,audit companies and media. Jamil addressed how organizations such as ACCA help foster strong capital markets in the emerging economies of Africa, giving them an increasingly vital role in the global economy.
From Right: ACCA new members Coletha Mgeni, Unguu Ramadhani, Godfrey Temba, Abraham Byamungu, together with ACCA officials Jamil Ampomah - ACCA Director Sub-Saharan Africa, Anthony Harbinson - ACCA Council Member, Barry Cooper - ACCA Deputy President, James Lee - ACCA Council Member cheering up during the welcoming event of the new ACCA members in Tanzania. ACCA members of global governing council had 3 days visit to Tanzania designed to gain further insights about aspects of the regional economies and it brings together policy makers, regulators, exchange operators, corporate decision makers to share lessons and figure out accountants role in support financial deepening in public interest.

The global professional body of accountants Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has pledged to be more involved in contributing towards the growth and development of the local capital markets to deepen access and open it up for more listings.

The resolution was reached at a meeting today that brought together industry executives from audit companies, financial services sector and the regulator hosted by the ACCA.

Speaking during the meeting, ACCA Deputy President Barry Cooper said that the organisation had done a lot of research work in assessing capital markets in emerging economies and drawn a great similarity that captured Tanzania.

The results of the research, he explained were outlined in two reports ‘The Rise of Capital Markets in Emerging and Frontier Economies’ and ‘Making Capital Markets Work in Emerging and Frontier Economies’. The former provides a review of the academic literature on capital market development and proposes ways of enriching the global debate on this subject, while the latter is a compendium of case studies that provides first-hand accounts of critical episodes in the development of capital markets in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean from senior professionals in capital markets authorities, exchange operators and accountancy practices.

“Together, the two papers provide an overview of the theory and practice of market development and an appreciation of the challenges for emerging economies and the stakes involved. Without some of these key insights presented in these, it is impossible to understand many the policy and market developments in emerging markets,” said Wescott.

He added that emerging capital markets were playing an increasingly vital role in the global economy by opening up international supply and lowering the cost of capital.

ACCA, he noted, firmly believed that policymakers and the accountancy profession must champion the value of disclosure and assurance. Doing this would not only increase investor confidence, but environmental, social and governance reporting are likely to become part of a broadening landscape of disclosure in the future.

Cooper pointed out that the visit by members of the global governing council to East Africa ACCA was designed to gain further insights about the aspects of the regional economies and to bring policymakers, regulators, exchange operators and corporate decision-makers together to share lessons and figure out accountants’ role to support financial deepening in the public interest.

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  1. AnonymousJune 27, 2012

    Ni wazi sasa tumeshabisha hodi katika mfumo wa Maisha wa Kibepari!

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  2. AnonymousJune 27, 2012

    The development of Tanzania Capital Market will get more assistant from only two major international institution's,which are CFA(USA) and CISI(UK)not ACCA, for my opinion ACCA can play the secondary party in-which by prepared the financial statement. In the financial world investor look on future forecasting of the company. The Dar es Salaam stock exchange will only develope if they more available financial analyst, fund manager, trader, financial engineer, etc. But not Accountant, nowday financial products are very complex not easy like preparing of the profit and loss account,balance sheet and cashflow statemants. Be careful do not mis-lead people. Mdau UK

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