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Tony Hegarty

Vickson Ncube

Role of the Accountancy Profession in

Economic Development

Miami, USA

May, 2014

Poverty

70% of

middle income countries

More than

1 billion people go to bed hungry every night

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Global Aid Flows

3 Over 3 years

How is the Accountancy

Profession Contributing?

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Poverty Alleviation

High-Quality Financial Management, Reporting & Auditing

Attracting Foreign

Direct Investment

Transparency &

Accountability

Development &

Delivery of Public

Services

Growth &

Development of the

SME Sector

Enhancing the

Effectiveness of

Foreign Aid

Country Capacity Global Standards

Contribution of PAOs

Is the Accountancy

Profession delivering?

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Learning from Available

Diagnostics

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LOOKING FORWARD: QUO VADIS?

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PAOs

Reliable Accounting, Reporting

and Auditing

Economic Growth

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Poverty Reduction

Making a difference to the lives

of citizens