Cabinet nod for ICoAI, ICSI pacts with international organisations
May 25, 2021
The MoUs signed seek to facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications and collaborative activities
The Cabinet, on Tuesday granted approval to various Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) inked by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with various international organisations. This was an ex-post-facto approval.
“The various MoUs seek to facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications and range of collaborative activities for exchange of knowledge, experience sharing, and technical cooperation by way of participation in annual conferences, training programmes or workshops besides seminars and joint research projects etc., relevant to their jurisdiction,” said an official statement.
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has granted ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) entered into by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with various Foreign Countries/Organisations.
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) have signed MoUs with foreign organisations namely Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), Australia, Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK (CISI), Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), UK, Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Sri Lanka and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), UK.
Cabinet clears pacts inked by ICoAI, ICSI with various foreign organisations
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 03:56 PM IST
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ICoAl and ICSI have signed MoUs with foreign organisations namely Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), Australia, Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, UK (CISI) and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), UK.
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The MoUs seek to facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications and range of collaborative activities.
Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved various pacts that have been signed by the cost accountants and companies secretaries institutes with foreign organisations.
Ex-post facto approval has been given for memorandums of understanding (MoUs) entered into by Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICoAl) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) with foreign countries/organisations, an official release said.
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