SAI participates in GCC Audit Bureaus meeting

Business Sunday 04/October/2020 17:46 PM
By: ONA
SAI participates in GCC Audit Bureaus meeting

Muscat: The Sultanate, represented by the State Financial and Administrative Audit Institution (SAI) took part in the 21st meeting of the Deputy Chairmen of the GCC Audit and Accounting Bureaus.
The Sultanate was represented in the meeting by Ahmed bin Salim Al-Rujeibi, Deputy Chairman of SAI for Financial and Administrative Audit on State Administrative Apparatus.
The meeting, which was held through video-conferencing from the headquarters of the GCC Secretariat General was convened with the participation of Member SAIs, Assistant Secretary-General for Legislative and Legal Affairs along with SAI specialists.
At the onset of the meeting, the participants expressed their most sincere condolences to Kuwait, its leadership, people and Arab and Islamic nations for the late ruler Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al-Sabah, may Almighty have mercy on him and rest his soul in peace.
Several topics listed in the agenda were discussed, mainly; a report on following up resolutions issued by the 16th meeting of the Chairmen of SAIs which was held last year in Muscat, as well as discussing the proposal for raising awareness and knowledge on the practice of auditing sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Besides, the joint comprehensive audit was discussed along with reviewing proposed topics for the 5th GCC competition for Research and Studies in the field of Auditing and Accounting.
The meeting was concluded by viewing minutes of the 28th meeting of the training and development committee, reviewing recommendations and views contained therein and preparing the agenda of the upcoming meeting of the Chairmen of SAIs, which is expected to be held on October 20.