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For your company to maintain reputable image, excellent service standards and stay in business for the long term, you need to keep a close eye on your trade debtors....
![#htmlcaption Putting tax transparency on the agenda](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/IMG_4376.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Recent reported evasion activities have kept taxation in the news spotlight. And while these may just be flash points, they demonstrate that the scrutiny on tax morality is not going away,...
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ICAEW Middle East Accountancy & Finance Excellence Awards names 2013 winners. The region’s best talent in accountancy and finance were celebrated last night at the third annual Middle East...
![#htmlcaption Setting sights high](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMG_0250.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Deloitte’s goal is to no longer be part of the Big 4 grouping, but rather to become ‘a category of one’, says Anis Sadek, the Dubai office Managing Partner....
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Nilesh Ashar, Tax Partner at KPMG Lower Gulf provides insight into the complex key current international tax issues that could impact Middle East based companies and government owned entities...
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Uzair Khan is not your average young accountant. With remarkable ICAEW and ACCA credentials and a ‘Big 4’ job to boot, his affable, soft spoken demeanour hides an ambitious 27-year...
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Over 650 high profile delegates join members as Chapter celebrates significant milestone. PROFESSIONAL BODIES need to push for excellence as they endeavor to improve the skills, knowledge and expertise...
![#htmlcaption EY: The new purpose](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/GJ6A6484.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
In this exclusive interview, Abdulaziz Al-Sowailim, Chairman of EY Middle East and North Africa, speaks to Accountant Middle East on the firm’s global rebranding, nine decades of doing business...
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‘Time is money’ is an overused cliché, but the truism took centre stage as CFOs and senior finance experts from the manufacturing sector gathered in a round-table event recently,...
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Moore Stephens Partners hold key seminar in Dubai to enlighten on crucial issues arising in connection with financial reporting for shipping companies… THE DIFFICULTIES experienced in recent years with...
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BDO Audit Partner Justin Crowley outlines some basic steps to follow in managing fraud risk within businesses. WHETHER OR not we might like to admit it, it is likely...
![#htmlcaption There’s always a solution](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/CPI1714.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Union Properties CFO – Murtaza Chevel – explains a paradox that ambitious accountants face when attempting to advance into an executive role. “IF YOU think in the definitive, you...
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In this exclusive interview, Ali Raza, BDO Senior Partner tells Joyce Njeri the fundamental mistakes organisations make when implementing Enterprise Risk Management systems… SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION continues to be a...
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ICAEW launches 2013 excellence awards, event slated for December 11 in the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi… THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has officially launched...
![#htmlcaption Telling the corporate story](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_2552.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Syed Iftikhar Ali has worked in various finance roles in the UAE for over three decades. He reveals the changes that his career journey has had on his professional...
![#htmlcaption Navigating financial storms](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/IMG_0327.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Chairman of ACCA’s member advisory committee in the UAE – Ahmad Darwish – who is also DP World’s money man, on how to anchor a solid financial future… AHMAD DARWISH...
![#htmlcaption The big leap](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Chris.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
One year on, Chris Taylor recounts to Joyce Njeri how winning the ‘Chartered Accountant of the Year’ award catapulted him to the top position of CEO of Abu Dhabi...
![#htmlcaption The rebirth of EY](http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/themes/acme/images/timthumb/timthumb.php?src=http://www.thecfome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/New-Logo.jpg&h=69&w=94&s=5)
Professional services provider completes 90 years in the Middle East and North Africa region, unveils new logo and adopts global brand name… EY HAS completed 90 years in the...
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Chief Executive of Noor Investment Group says lack of standardisation holding back the industry… STANDARDISATION OF the regulations governing Islamic finance is a must to ensure the globalisation of...
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Joyce Njeri goes on the ring-side with Thabet Agha, the current title holder of the region’s first all-Arab Mixed Martial Arts reality show, who also dabbles as an accountant… ...