Archive for November, 2010
By Danial Hussain
Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) in Sri Lanka is gearing to become the single biggest operation out of Pakistan with a major expansion drive.
The Bank's President M.U.A. Usmani during one of his regular visits to Sri Lanka said they intend on making the Colombo office the single biggest operation out of Pakistan.
In this respect, the bank is today offering its Sri Lankan customers products like virtual banking, which was launched on Monday in Colombo.
With banks tod
November 28, 2010
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By Ali Ahmad
Interesting day in Marriott! Not just for me but for the accountancy profession overall.
We were discussing future critical issues with people who had extensive experience, hoping they could guide us better. And as much as few of our editors initially believe, event was quite interactive, funny and surprising and luckily, we were not just covered with boring accountants but we also enjoyed company of boring students from different universities and professionals from corporate
November 24, 2010
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Press Release
ACCA Accountancy Futures Symposium was today inaugurated at a local hotel. The first day of the symposium hosted corporate leaders, businessmen, professional accountants and policy makers elucidated on the two key challenges facing businesses and profession today - the value of audit in modern world and Generation Y: Realizing the Potential.
Mr Arif Masud Mirza, head of ACCA Pakistan, welcomed the symposium participants and panelists, "It is a pleasure to host one of the
November 24, 2010
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By Bilal Siddiqui
You cannot ignore Tonysuridge in December 2010 attempt. Company add another arsenal in its inventor by offering ACCA P3 'Overview of Analytical Model'.
TonySurridge.co.uk, have announced the latest addition to their study E-books range. Their newest title “Overview of Analytical Models” comprises solely of analytical models used for ACCA P3 learning, offering a quick and concise revision tool when preparing for your exams.
Although this E-book is small and co
November 23, 2010
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By Ayesha Adil
Read an Exclusive Interview of Mr. Salahuddin with Ayesha Adil'
Mr. Salahuddin is the Principal of PAC for ACCA. He shares different thoughts and views about PAC, his Career, ACCA and of-course some "Advices for the Students"
Ayesha Adil: Let’s start with your past experience before teaching?
Salahuddin: I did my graduation (B.Sc.) and joined CA profession. The major parts of my articles are from S. M. Masood & Co., Chartered Accountants, where I was introduced by my im
November 23, 2010
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By Danial Hussain
Not only ACCA Karachi office is busy in organizing events for professionals in five stars – its other stakeholders (I mean teachers and institutes) have been busy in organizing ‘one day workshops’ in ICAP. The ‘one day workshop’ is just like the ‘Twenty 20’ of ACCA market.
So when I was invited to one of such one day workshop arranged by Sajid Kapadia, the founding partner of KnS, I could not say no. Watching students enthusiastically trying to cover the
November 23, 2010
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By Admin
LONDON - 15 November 2010 -
On 12th of November, 2010 OpenTuition reported it’s 100,000th registered member.
The company that revolutionised accountancy with free tuition now has 100,000 registered members.
To coincide with the 100,000th registration, OpenTuition.com held a competition and received over 5,000 entries from around the world. The winner – Kinza Naqvi from Pakistan – received an Apple iPad.
"We are extremely proud that our website has grown so qu
November 15, 2010
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By Bilal Siddiqui
Global accounting and audit firm Deloitte aims to open its first office in Iraq and is working on an add-on acquisition to grow its Middle Eastern presence,a senior executive said.
Deloitte will open its Iraqi branch in Baghdad in the first quarter of 2011, Omar Fahoum, chairman and chief executive of Deloitte Middle East, told Reuters following a roundtable discussion with other media in the United Arab Emirates.
"We have many clients, mainly in the oil and gas in
November 15, 2010
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By Sabbir Ismail
Sabbir Ismail is an ACCA student In Bangladesh, an active blogger, admin of ACCA facebook group in Bangladesh.
While some believe that ACCA next target market in Asian region is Bangladesh but very few are aware of the relation between ACCA and Bangladesh.
ACCA was first introduced in Bangladesh in 90’s & it became popular in last two or three years of time. As job market is becoming more competitive & is in need of specialized professional accountant, AC
November 14, 2010
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(ExP Blog) -- George W Bush is a controversial figure. Two years after leaving office, his policies during his presidency of the United States still stir controversy, both within the USA and around the world.
He has just published his autobiography. Perhaps surprisingly, he appears to be rather frank in his admission that he personally authorised the use of “water boarding” techniques, in which the subject believes themselves to be drowning.
Although no permanent physical dama
November 11, 2010
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