Sudan Recognizes ASCA's Arab Certified Public Accountant Certificate

ASCA and through its Chairman HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh expressed its pleasure in cooperating with the Sudanese Society for Accountants and Auditors in developing the auditing profession in Sudan

KHARTOUM----January 17, 2013----The Society for Accountants and Auditors at the Sudanese Ministry of Human Resources Development and Labor has decided to recognize the Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA)’s Arab Certified Public Accountant Certificate (ACPA).

ASCA and through its Chairman HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh expressed its pleasure in cooperating with the Sudanese Society for Accountants and Auditors in developing the auditing profession in Sudan.

HE Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh thanked Mr. Nabil Al Sadeq, the Society’s secretary general, stressing willingness to utilize ASCA’s resources and expertise to serve the joint mission, vision and goals the two professional organizations share in developing the accounting and auditing profession in Sudan and the Arab world as a whole.

In addition to Sudan, the Society was recognized by a number of Arab countries mainly Lebanon, Jordan, the UAE, Palestine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, and Oman where it has been listed within the professional recognized entities to practice the auditing profession.

The Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) was established on January 12, 1984 as a non- profit professional accounting association in London, UK. It was formally registered in Amman on February 24, 1994. The notion of establishing ASCA aims at advancing the profession of accounting, auditing and other related disciplines in the countries of the Arab League.

ASCA also aims at maintaining the professional independence of Arab accountants and their protection, as well as the application of professional supervisory measures as a way to elevate the professions of accounting and auditing. It also aims at developing and facilitating the continuous spread and exchange of professional and technical information and its continuous exchange among accountants and professionals.