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IFAC Reaches Out to World's Accountants Through Expanded Multilingual Website |
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International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) |
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IFAC |
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| Codex-Insurance publication date: 08/08/2007 |
| Date of Original Publication: 08/08/2007 |
| Country: International |
Summary: To make information about its activities more accessible to a global audience, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has translated core portions of its website (http://www.ifac.org) into Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. These languages, in addition to English, which is IFAC's official language, are the official languages of the United Nations. |
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Translated sections of the IFAC website include the home page, information about the organization, its structure, governance and membership, as well as key information about IFAC's independent auditing, ethics, education, and public sector accounting standard-setting boards. In addition, the home pages for IFAC's resource centers for professional accountants in business and small and medium practices have been translated.
"These translations mark a major milestone in IFAC's 30-year history," states IFAC President Fermín del Valle. "If we are truly going to meet our goal of developing the accountancy profession around the world, we need to provide as many members of the profession as possible with information in their native languages. This initiative is also central to our goal of achieving convergence."
"The translations of the IFAC website involved a strong collaborative effort between IFAC and its member bodies," emphasizes IFAC CEO Ian Ball. "The assistance of our member bodies contributed substantially to the accuracy and appropriateness of the translations."
The organizations extensively involved in the translations were:
The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Chinese translations);
Délégation Internationale pour l'Audit et la Comptabilité, the international arm of the Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes and the Conseil Supérieur de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables (French translations);
Instituto de Censores Jurados de Cuentas de España (Spanish translations); and
Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (Arabic translations).
Comments on IFAC's website are welcomed at any time and may be submitted online at http://www.ifac.org/Feedback/.
Contacts
Helene Kennedy +1-212-471-8707
mailto:helenekennedy@ifac.org
Bryan Hall +1-212-471-8719
mailto:bryanhall@ifac.org
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