Arab accountants meet in Amman
24 May 1984ASCA seeks international recognition
By Star Staff Writer
AMMAN — The Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) held its Third Council meeting in Amman early this week. During the period the members had the opportunity to meet with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hassan and Prime Minister Ahmad Obeidat.
ASCA is an educational and professional association founded on 12 January this year. Its aim is to develop and update the public accounting profession by developing specialist education and training programmes. It will also conduct examinations to ensure that its members are properly qualified to undertake their tasks.
Groundwork preparations are underway to establish joint examinations with the British Association of Certified Accountants, with the ultimate aim of mutual recognition and reciprocity between the two organizations and the international recognition of ASCA’s qualifications.
In an interview with The Star, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh the president of (ASCA) said the society will co-operate and co-ordinate with other Arab institutions with similar objectives. On economic integration among Arab countries, he said he is optimistic that this could be realized in the future and cited the Gulf Cooperation Council as an example of the beginning of such integration. Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh said a lot can be done with proper economic planning and tackling economic problems in an organized way.
Other members serving on the ASCA Council are Mr. Abdul Majeed Mohandis, Mr. Antonie Mattar, director of technical affairs and Dr. Salih Jadallah, director, Arabian Peninsula. The rest are: Mr. Salah El Ayouty, director, Egypt, Mr. Wael Abu Chakra, director, Middle Region, Mr. Abdellatif Hassan, director, Sudan and Dr. Mourad Gue-Laty, director, Morocco.
By Star Staff Writer
AMMAN — The Arab Society of Certified Accountants (ASCA) held its Third Council meeting in Amman early this week. During the period the members had the opportunity to meet with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hassan and Prime Minister Ahmad Obeidat.
ASCA is an educational and professional association founded on 12 January this year. Its aim is to develop and update the public accounting profession by developing specialist education and training programmes. It will also conduct examinations to ensure that its members are properly qualified to undertake their tasks.
Groundwork preparations are underway to establish joint examinations with the British Association of Certified Accountants, with the ultimate aim of mutual recognition and reciprocity between the two organizations and the international recognition of ASCA’s qualifications.
In an interview with The Star, Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh the president of (ASCA) said the society will co-operate and co-ordinate with other Arab institutions with similar objectives. On economic integration among Arab countries, he said he is optimistic that this could be realized in the future and cited the Gulf Cooperation Council as an example of the beginning of such integration. Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh said a lot can be done with proper economic planning and tackling economic problems in an organized way.
Other members serving on the ASCA Council are Mr. Abdul Majeed Mohandis, Mr. Antonie Mattar, director of technical affairs and Dr. Salih Jadallah, director, Arabian Peninsula. The rest are: Mr. Salah El Ayouty, director, Egypt, Mr. Wael Abu Chakra, director, Middle Region, Mr. Abdellatif Hassan, director, Sudan and Dr. Mourad Gue-Laty, director, Morocco.