Building Trusted Reporting and Accountancy Capacity Across Eurasia

High-Level International Roundtable

Background

• Date: 01.10.2026, 2026
• Time: 10:00 – 17:00
• Venue: Nations (6th floor) 6th floor Nations Business Center, Geneva, CH-1202, Geneva, Switzerland
• Format: In-person, invitation-only
• Working language: Russian | English
• Convened by: Association of Eurasian Institutes of Certified Public Accountants (EICPA)
  

Eurasian economies are advancing the adoption of international standards in financial reporting, sustainability disclosure, audit, ethics, and professional education. However, differences in institutional capacity, regulatory maturity, professional qualifications, and access to high-quality education continue to affect implementation.

The EICPA Association Geneva Dialogue will bring together representatives of professional accountancy organisations, public authorities, international institutions, universities, and the private sector to discuss practical mechanisms for strengthening trusted reporting and accountancy capacity across Eurasia.

The roundtable is designed as a focused institutional dialogue rather than a conference. Participation is limited to invited decision-makers and subject-matter experts.

Objectives

1. Identify the principal capacity gaps affecting financial and sustainability reporting across Eurasia.
2. Examine how international standards can be translated into effective regional and national implementation.
3. Discuss cooperation in professional education, certification, ethics, CPD, audit quality, and sustainability reporting.
4. Define potential joint initiatives between EICPA and international, national, and professional institutions.
5. Develop recommendations for the EICPA Geneva Statement on Trusted Reporting Capacity in Eurasia.
6. Establish a network of institutional partners for continued dialogue and practical cooperation.

Programme

Welcome and Strategic Context

Opening remarks by the Chair of EICPA

• Why trusted reporting infrastructure matters for investment, governance, and sustainable economic development.
• The role of professional accountancy organisations in translating international standards into national capability.
• EICPA’s mandate as a regional platform connecting professional institutions across Eurasia.
• Expected outcomes of the Geneva Dialogue.

International Perspective

Keynote intervention: From Global Standards to Effective Implementation

Suggested issues:

• Institutional conditions required for effective implementation of international reporting and assurance standards.
• Capacity-building challenges in emerging and transition economies.
• Cooperation between governments, regulators, professional bodies, universities, and employers.
• The growing connection between financial reporting, sustainability disclosure, governance, and assurance.

Eurasian Accountancy Capacity: Challenges and Opportunities

EICPA strategic presentation

Key themes:

• Diversity of regulatory and professional-development systems across Eurasia.
• Gaps in professional education, certification, CPD, ethics, and quality assurance.
• Demand for IFRS, audit, sustainability reporting, digital, and public-sector competencies.
• Opportunities for regional cooperation and mutual recognition.
• EICPA’s proposed role as a regional coordination and capacity-building platform.

Moderated High-Level Roundtable

Discussion 1: What prevents effective implementation?

• Are the main constraints regulatory, institutional, educational, financial, or technological?
• Where is the greatest gap between formal adoption of standards and their practical application?
• What support do national professional organisations require?

Discussion 2: Which capabilities should be prioritised?

• Financial reporting and IFRS implementation.
• Sustainability reporting and assurance.
• Audit quality and quality-management systems.
• Ethics, independence, and public-interest responsibilities.
• Professional education, examinations, and continuing professional development.
• Digital reporting, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
• Public-sector accounting and reporting.

Discussion 3: What can institutions do together?

• Joint professional-development programmes.
• Train-the-trainer initiatives.
• Regional competency frameworks and micro-credentials.
• Research and national capacity assessments.
• Technical guidance and implementation tools.
• Expert exchanges and institutional mentoring.
• Cooperation with regulators, universities, employers, and development organisations.

From Dialogue to Cooperation

Presentation of proposed EICPA initiatives

1. Eurasian Accountancy Capacity Assessment
   A comparative assessment of professional and institutional capacity across participating jurisdictions.
2. EICPA Sustainability Reporting and Assurance Programme
   Regional education, implementation guidance, and train-the-trainer activities.
3. Eurasian Professional Competency Framework
   A common reference framework covering education, ethics, digital skills, sustainability, and CPD.
4. EICPA International Advisory Council
   A platform involving international experts, regulators, professional organisations, universities, and employers.
5. Annual Geneva Dialogue
   A recurring forum for evaluating progress, updating priorities, and developing international partnerships.

Conclusions and Geneva Statement

The moderator will summarise:

• three priority capacity gaps;
• three areas for international cooperation;
• potential partner institutions;
• proposed commitments for the next 12 months;
• recommendations to be reflected in the EICPA Geneva Statement.

Participants will be invited to:

• provide written comments on the draft statement;
• nominate a contact person for follow-up;
• consider participation in an EICPA working group;
• identify one practical cooperation opportunity.