Hi Friends and Colleagues,
The new year has begun and before we know it, it’s already over a quarter of a year gone. I pray the Year of the Rat brings you all and your family good health, happiness, wisdom and prosperity.
To the new members who have joined us, I welcome them and hope they grow with AGN.
This is the busy time of the year where deadlines have to be met and compliances, which seemed endless, have to be adhered to. Indeed the accountancy practices and the service industries are facing the greatest challenges to ensure transparency and corporate governance. Companies are more aware of their social responsibility and there are movements of accountability for environmental issues.
Times have changed and we have to move on with different assurance landscapes and environment. So our member firms must continuously change and adopt worldwide accepted standards and ensure financial disciplines in line with globalisation.
Before disbanding, our World Quality Assurance committee met in New York to deliberate and set up new guidelines for assurances now that we have determined that we shall be an "association of choice". Very soon the details will be given to the members.
I have visited Bahrain at the end of October last year to attend the West Asia and Africa region’s meeting. I thank them for the kind hospitality and warm welcome. It was an interesting country to visit and a great experience to know the sentiments of the region and their requirements.
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