banks play important roles in promoting national development. in order to provide efficient services and to perform their statutory roles effectively, banks are required to comply with established standards. in nigeria, the statement of accounting standards (sas), companies and allied matters act (cama) and the central bank of nigeria’s directives and regulations provide guidelines to banks in ...

Banks play important roles in promoting national development. In order to provide efficient services and to perform their statutory roles effectively, banks are required to comply with established standards. In Nigeria, the Statement of Accounting Standards (SAS), Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directives and regulations provide guidelines to banks in ...

We support the Board’s efforts to enhance the disclosures about financial instruments and to converge the disclosure requirements with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (Statement 157), issued by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). We believe the proposal to converge with the fair value hierarchy disclosures in Statement 157 is approp...

Accounting regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are working towards global convergence of U.S. and international accounting standards by 2005. One of the areas that the regulators have identified as a necessary requirement for convergence is the treatment of financial instruments such as derivatives. In the U.S., the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financia...

middle east countries have begun to implement economic reforms to stimulate private investment, promote economic growth and support the transition to market economy. although, it is difficult to define the direct impact of the accounting system reform on economic transformation, as there are many other conditions that have influence on the transition process. however, with the central position ...

Middle East countries have begun to implement economic reforms to stimulate private investment, promote economic growth and support the transition to market economy. Although, it is difficult to define the direct impact of the accounting system reform on economic transformation, as there are many other conditions that have influence on the transition process. However, with the central position ...