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The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina has appointed Mr. Hrvoje Tvrtković as the new Auditor General of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr. Tvrtković, who formally assumed office on…

Tsakani Maluleke was appointed Auditor General of South Africa for a non-renewable 7-year term on December 1, 2020. Confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Maluleke is the first woman to hold this position in the organization’s history. Maluleke has helped shape the office as…

The National Audit Office of Kosovo (KNAO) dates back to 2003. Though a relatively new organization in terms of age, the KNAO is considered one of the most credible national institutions by both local and international partners and remains committed to…

Good stakeholder communication is important to the success of any Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), and Social Media (SM) is a communication tool that can significantly improve engagement and increase audit report impact by…

2020 was a special year for the State Audit Office (SAO) of Hungary, as the SAO celebrated two anniversaries—150 years since its foundation and 30 years of independent audit activities following its re-establishment in 1990. The SAO was founded by the Hungarian National Assembly in 1870, but SAO operations were…

The National Audit Office (NAO) of Finland conducts financial, compliance performance, and fiscal policy audits. Prompted by data analytics opportunities, centralized implementation quality and efficiencies as well as a goal to provide better service to a wider variety of customers, NAO Finland…

Uncertain times require creative thinking and great flexibility, both of which helped facilitate a successful SIGNALS 2020 conference—an annual event hosted by the National Audit Office of Lithuania (NAOL)—as the global accountability community continues to adapt to…

Mr. Morita Yuji, President of the Board of Audit of Japan (the Board), submitted the annual Audit Report Fiscal Year 2019 to Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on November 10, 2020. The report, containing results on audits the Board conducted in 2019-2020, includes…

A COA delegation chaired by Mr. Abdelkader Benmarouf, COA President, contributed to numerous high-level events, including the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) 74th Governing Board meeting and the Arab Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions 61st Executive Council meeting. The COA also contributed to the…

The Supreme Audit Court (SAC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran participated in the 14th annual International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Working Group on the Fight Against Corruption and Money Laundering (WGFACML) meeting to exchange…

The Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Peru is implementing initiatives to digitally transform and technologically innovate how it prevents and detects risks of corruption and functional misconduct. Cross-referencing massive online information with…

When the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, the Netherlands Court of Audit (NCA) was working on a five-year “Sharaka” cooperative program with seven partner Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) from Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan and Tunisia. Sharaka means partnership in Arabic, and the program aspires to…

The Accounts Chamber of the Republic of Tajikistan opened a new library on December 19, 2020, to commemorate its 9th Anniversary. The library currently contains 3,700 books in three languages on such topics as…

Thailand was affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic early on and has continuously imposed strict measures to prevent and control the spread of the virus at all levels. The State Audit Office (SAO) of the Kingdom of Thailand, an independent organization monitoring government spending of public funds and resources during the crisis, is also facing unprecedented challenges to which the SAO remains committed to…

Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs)—as independent, objective entities—play a major role in improving public financial management transparency and accountability.
SAIs also greatly contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by auditing national preparedness for SDG implementation and undertaking performance audits to track…

Ms. Nancy Gathungu was sworn in as the Auditor General of the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Kenya on July 17, 2020. She succeeds Mr. Edward Ouko and will serve a non-renewable 8-year term. Prior to her appointment as Auditor General, Ms. Gathungu served as SAI Kenya’s Director of Quality Assurance and as Chief Internal Auditor at…

It has been eight years since the establishment of the Accounts Chamber of the Republic of Tajikistan. In this short period, the Accounts Chamber has achieved many successes as the nation’s Supreme Audit Institution. As part of its Development Strategy 2019-2023…

Mr. Abdelkader Benmarouf, President of the Algerian Court of Accounts (COA), presented the COA Evaluation Report on the 2017 Financial Regulation Preliminary Draft Law to the National People’s Assembly Finance and Budget Committee on June 11, 2020. The report…

The Supreme Audit Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes new members to the institution for the positions of Senior President, Public Prosecutor, and Director General of Public Relations and International Affairs…

The President of the Accountability State Authority (ASA) headed a delegation participating in December 2019 events hosted by the United Arab Emirates State Audit Institution…

The Accountability State Authority of Egypt (ASA) contributed to several international and regional events in Spring 2019, including…

The Royal Audit Authority (RAA) hosted the 10th meeting of the Forum for INTOSAI Professional Pronouncements (FIPP) Paro from March 4-8, 2019. Twenty-three delegates from 15 member countries attended the meeting and…