On May 18, 2021, the LXXII Meeting of the Governing Board of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) was successfully held. The virtual event was organized by...
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OLACEFS Anti-corruption Working Group Focuses on Environmental Crimes, Mutual Assistance
From 2021 to 2022, the Working Group Specialized in the Fight against Transnational Corruption (GTCT) of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) conducted a variety of activities. The president of GTCT is the Office of the Comptroller General of the State of Ecuador, and the group includes 17 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) from the region. GTCT developed...
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OLACEFS Commission Enhances the Work of SAIs through Technology and Innovation
During the pandemic, the Commission on Information Technologies and Communications (CTIC) of the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) has helped the region’s Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) carry out their work in various ways. To help the region’s SAIs continue to hold events and perform tasks remotely...
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OLACEFS Offers Free Online Course on Performance Audits
Access to a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Performance Audit—promoted by the Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) Capacity Building Committee, currently under the presidency of Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts—was made available in October 2020. This free course provides information about...
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OLACEFS President Becomes Honorary OCCEFS Member
On March 12, 2020, the Chair of the Centro American and Caribbean Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (OCCEFS), Dr. Edwin Salazar Jerez, Head of Guatemala’s Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), awarded Nelson Shack Yalta, Peru’s Comptroller General...
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OLACEFS & IDI Host Workshop on Sustainable Purchases
The Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) and the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions Development Initiative (IDI) launched a cooperative audit on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation. Costa Rica's Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) will be the lead coordinator. At the beginning of March...
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Fighting Corruption: OLACEFS Launches Regional Forum
As Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) President, the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Peru, hosted the first-ever Regional High-Level Forum of SAIs (FRAN) on December 4, 2019, in Lima. The inaugural forum...
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OLACEFS Participates in 2019 CAII
Numerous delegates representing OLACEFS contributed to the 2019 Annual International Conference for Integrity (CAII), an event hosted by SAI Peru. In his opening address, Nelson Shack Yalta, OLACEFS President...
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OLACEFS Specialized Working Group on Fighting Transnational Corruption Established
At the LXIX Organization of Latin American and Caribbean Supreme Audit Institutions (OLACEFS) Governing Board meeting, the “Specialized Working Group on Fighting Against Transnational Corruption” was approved and created. The Office of the Comptroller General of the State of the Republic of Ecuador was elected to chair the working group, which is...
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News from OLACEFS
OLACEFS marks its 54th anniversary and contributes to numerous meetings and seminars. The region is also carrying out the 2019 Regional Research Competition “Strengthening auditing and government control to benefit Latin America and the Caribbean” for OLACEFS full members and associates...