Establishing an Office for ASCA in Tunisia and Another In Palestine
23 May 2004The Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) decided to establish an office in Tunisia to supervise and coordinate the Society's business in the Arab countries / North Africa, and to establish another office in Palestine.
ASCA'S Board of Directors held a meeting in Tunisia on the 28th of September 2001 and was chaired by Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. During the meeting other decisions were adopted which focused on continuous training to ASCA'S members according to the international curriculum approved by ASCA.
Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh stated that ASCA is on its way to develop teaching and examination methods by using the Internet (online training and testing) which is decided to be implemented in the year 2003.
The Board discussed professional and scientific cooperation between ASCA and Arab universities, in coordination with the Arab Universities Union. It also discussed the extent to which the universities benefit from the international curriculum prepared by ASCA and which consists of fourteen books. These books were prepared according to the curriculum approved by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It was decided to form a committee which includes ASCA, the Arab Universities Union, the chambers of commerce, the Arab Banks Union and Arab technology organizations, to be responsible for the continuous accounting development and education program.
At the end of the meeting, the Board expressed their thanks and appreciation to Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh for bearing all the expenses of teaching and qualifying the accountants in Palestine, who amount to 700 accountants up to now, and that is to help them obtain ASCA's qualification.
Prime Minister of The Republic of Tunisia, Mr. Mohammed Al-Ghanoshi met ASCA's Chairman and Board members and appreciated their efforts to develop the accounting profession in the Arab countries. During the meeting, Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh handed over to the Prime Minister ASCA's shield to present it to the Tunisian President, Zein Al-Abideen Bin Ali, in appreciation of his role in the development and his interest to improve the accounting profession in Tunisia.
The Tunisian Minister of Finance, Mr. Tawfiq Bakkar also received ASCA's Chairman and Board members and approved the Board's decision to establish a branch for ASCA in Tunisia.
Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh also met with the Tunisian International Cooperation Minister, Mr. Fathi Al-Mardasi, and discussed with him the status of the accounting profession in Tunisia and subjects relating to information technology and electronic education.
Simultaneous to these activities, which were vastly covered by the Tunisian media and press, a training course on the International Accounting Standards was held in Tunisia. Trainees from the governmental and private sectors participated in it, and it was the first course of its kind held in Tunisia in Arabic.
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