Issues of further development of state audit in Kazakhstan were discussed by Alikhan Smailov with a representative of the ADB

Chairman of the Supreme Audit Chamber Alikhan Smailov held a meeting with Director of the Representative Office of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Kazakhstan Utsav Kumar.

It was noted that over the past years, with the support of ADB, 355 employees of the state audit bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including 269 employees of the VAP, have received qualified training and received various professional certificates. Including through the Certified Institute of Public Finance and Accounting of the United Kingdom (CIPFA), the Global Association of Professionals in the Field of Finance, Accounting and Auditing (ACCA), as well as in the field of international Financial Reporting Standards (IPSAS).

"The reform of the state audit system continues in Kazakhstan and the issue of development and professional development of auditors is very important for us," Alikhan Smailov stressed. Thus, within the framework of cooperation with the ADB, 20 employees of the VAP were trained in the spring of this year with the assignment of an international qualification in the field of auditing under the IPSAS ACCA program. All employees have successfully passed the exam.

Along with this, joint research is being conducted on the practices of conducting state audit.

"This year, a study is planned on the implementation of electronic, that is, in fact, remote state audit in Kazakhstan. In the future, this will significantly increase its speed and efficiency," said Alikhan Smailov.

Following the meeting, the parties expressed their readiness to continue fruitful cooperation in all existing areas.