WORLD CONGRESS OF ACCOUNTANTS ATTRACTS 6,000 DELEGATES

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- About 6,000 delegates from 124 countries are expected at the World Congress of Accountants (WCOA 2010) here from Nov 8 to 11.

The theme of the four-day event organised by the International Federation of
Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants is "Accountants:
Sustaining Value Creation".

Prime Minister Najib Razak, in a message for the participants, said he believed
WCOA 2010 would provide a comprehensive and engaging platform for discourse on
sustainability.

Such discourse was vital to propagate a world society that understands issues
being faced to ensure continuity, he said.

Bank Negara Malaysia (Malaysia's Central Bank) Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz will
deliver a keynote address on "Islamic Finance: Strengthen the Global Financial
Market" during the second plenary session on Nov 10.

She is among the 150 speakers from 40 countries for the plenary and
concurrent sessions.

Three other plenary sessions are on "Accountants: Sustaining value Creation in
the Borderless Economy", "Accounting for Sustainability: The Integrated
Reporting Framework", and "Accountants in the Next Decade - Embracing Change and
Seizing Opportunities".

Other speakers include China's Finance Vice Minister Dr Wan Jun, Malaysia's
Securities Commission Chairman Zarinah Anwar, Global Reporting Initiative
Chairman Prof Mervyn Eldred King, World Bank Vice President and Controller
Charles A. McDonough and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Chief
Executive Officer Charles Tilley.
-- BERNAMA