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As part of the Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) initiative, the World Bank has established a program to assist its member countries in implementing international accounting and auditing standards for strengthening the financial reporting regime. The objectives of this program are two-fold:

  • Analyze comparability of national accounting and auditing standards with international standards, determine the degree with which applicable accounting and auditing standards are complied, and assess strengths and weaknesses of th e institutional framework in supporting high-quality financial reporting.
  • Assist the country in developing and implementing a country action plan for improving institutional capacity with a view to strengthening the country’s corporate financial reporting regime.

The World Bank conducts reviews of accounting and auditing within the ROSC initiative at the invitation of a country. The World Bank utilizes a diagnostic tool that it developed to gather pertinent information for preparing the Accounting and Auditing ROSC. The tool has four components, which are provided in the templates below. The ROSC team works closely with stakeholders and makes recommendations that can lead to a country action plan. The World Bank publishes the ROSC report on this Website with permission of the country authorities. The published reports are accessible below by country.

  • For an overview of the ROSC Accounting and Auditing Program, please click here.
  • For a report on lessons learned from ROSC A&A reviews, please click here.
  • Please use the contact link to get in touch with the ROSC team about conducting a review in a country or with other questions.

The World Bank has developed a diagnostic tool to support the review. The tool has four components, further information for which is provided below:

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ROSC Accounting & Auditing modules
Albania
Also available in Albanian
Azerbaijan
Also available in Azeri
Bangladesh
Brazil
Also available in Portuguese
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Chile
Also available in Spanish
Colombia
Croatia 2007 English | Croatian
           2002
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Also available in Spanish
Ecuador
Also available in Spanish
El Salvador
Also available in Spanish
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Georgia
Also available in Georgian
Ghana
Honduras
Also available in Spanish
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Also available in Russian, Kazakh
Kenya
Korea
Kosovo
Latvia
Also available in Latvian
Lebanon
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malawi
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Also available in Montenegrin
Morocco
Also available in French
Nigeria
Pakistan
Paraguay (also available in Spanish)
Peru (also available in Spanish)

Phillippines (2006)
Philippines (2001)

Poland (2005) (also available in Polish)
Poland
(2002)
Romania
Senegal (French)
Serbia (2005) (also available in Serbian )
Sierre Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Also available in French
Turkey
Also available in Turkish
Uganda
Ukraine
Uruguay
Also available in Spanish
 
 
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  National Accounting Standards with Reference to International Accounting Standards [1060Kb]
  Actual Accounting Practices [522Kb]
Auditing Standards and Practices [1580kb]
     
  Morocco:
From Assessment to Reform
   
Morocco Video (English)
Morocco Video (English captioned)
Morocco Video (French)
Morocco Video (Russian)
Morocco Video (Spanish)
   
   



     

Contact Information:

  • M. Zubaidur Rahman
    Program Manager
    Financial Management Unit
    Operations Policy and Country Services
    The World Bank
    Tel: (202) 458 5230
    Fax: (202) 522 0823
    Email: mrahman@worldbank.org
  • Henri Fortin
    Sr. Financial Management Specialist
    LCSFM
    Latin America and Caribbean Region
    The World Bank
    Tel: (202) 473 4492
    Email: hfortin@worldbank.org
  • Hisham Ahmed Waly
    Sr. Financial Management Specialist
    MNAFM
    Middle East and North Africa Region
    The World Bank
    Tel. (202) 458-0226
    Email: hwaly@worldbank.org
  • Jennifer K. Thomson
    Sr. Financial Management Specialist
    EAPCO
    East Asia and Pacific Region
    The World Bank
    Tel. (84 4) 934 6600 ext 330
    Email: jthomson@worldbank.org
  • John Nyaga
    Sr. Financial Management Specialist
    AFTFM
    Africa Region
    The World Bank
    Tel. (202) 473-0896
    Email:jnyaga@worldbank.org
  • Rama Krishnan Venkateswaran
    Sr. Financial Management Specialist
    SARFM
    South Asia Region
    The World Bank
    Tel. (202) 473-5646
    Email: vramakrishnan@worldbank.org