AFGHANISTAN STARTS BUILDING AN ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
May 10th, 2014
There are fewer than 1,000 certified accountants in Afghanistan, of which less than 200 are Afghanistan in a country of 29.82 million says the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF), and there are no national accounting regulations. More than 30 years of conflict has left the country's economy in shambles, and with foreign troops being withdrawn by 2016, developing the accountancy sector and its domestic regulations is a priority to underpin sustainable growth.“There is a massive gap in skilled qualified accountants. Several years ago, there were just ...
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