Dubai - Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic
Development (DED), Government of Dubai, entrusted with the development
of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has co-organised with
the Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) and the UK based IFRS
Foundation a 3-day Train the Trainer workshop on the International
Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for Small and Medium Entities
(SMEs). The workshop was held in Dubai from 27 – 29 Sep.
Professionals in the Accounting and Auditing Trade, financial analysts
in banks & government agencies, financial consultants as well finance
executives of selective SMEs participated in the workshop which was
inaugurated by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, ASCA's Chairman. About 110
trainees from various countries in the region such as Lebanon,
Palestine, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, including the UAE attending in the
workshop. The workshop was facilitated by Paul Pacter (IASB member and
Chairman of the IASB’s SME Implementation Group) and Michael Wells
(Director of the IFRS Foundation’s Education Initiative).
The Workshop aimed at developing the capacity of regional trainers to
provide subsequent training on the IFRS for SMEs in their own
jurisdiction in addition to opening a door of opportunities for other
stakeholders including standard setters and regulators to promote high
quality implementation of the IFRS for SMEs.
Development (DED), Government of Dubai, entrusted with the development
of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has co-organised with
the Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) and the UK based IFRS
Foundation a 3-day Train the Trainer workshop on the International
Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for Small and Medium Entities
(SMEs). The workshop was held in Dubai from 27 – 29 Sep.
Professionals in the Accounting and Auditing Trade, financial analysts
in banks & government agencies, financial consultants as well finance
executives of selective SMEs participated in the workshop which was
inaugurated by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, ASCA's Chairman. About 110
trainees from various countries in the region such as Lebanon,
Palestine, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, including the UAE attending in the
workshop. The workshop was facilitated by Paul Pacter (IASB member and
Chairman of the IASB’s SME Implementation Group) and Michael Wells
(Director of the IFRS Foundation’s Education Initiative).
The Workshop aimed at developing the capacity of regional trainers to
provide subsequent training on the IFRS for SMEs in their own
jurisdiction in addition to opening a door of opportunities for other
stakeholders including standard setters and regulators to promote high
quality implementation of the IFRS for SMEs.
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