The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has become the eleventh member of international body Chartered Accountants Worldwide. CA Sri Lanka is the sixth Chartered Accountancy body to be awarded Associate membership to the organisation since it was launched in February 2013.
Chairman of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, Pat Costello said, “CA Sri Lanka has played a key role in developing the accountancy profession in Sri Lanka over the last six decades and shares our ambition to work together and promote the very highest standards of the profession globally.”
President of CA Sri Lanka, Lasantha Wickremasinghe, said, “CA Sri Lanka plays a significant role in enhancing and uplifting the accountancy profession in the country. We strongly believe in staying ahead and keeping up to date with the latest changes locally as well as globally and forging important alliances. CA Sri Lanka is delighted to receive Associate membership from Chartered Accountants Worldwide. I believe this will be the beginning of a very fruitful collaboration between both organisations, and will be a stepping stone in further enhancing the brand and standing of our members.”
ICAEW, Chief Executive, Michael Izza said, “Chartered Accountants are right at the heart of business and play a vital role throughout the global economy. ICAEW is one of the founder members of Chartered Accountants Worldwide; an international body that brings together institutes from across the globe.
We are committed to working with other like-minded organisations to promote the Chartered Accountants brand and support our members.”
By joining Chartered Accountants Worldwide as an Associate member, CA Sri Lanka, with over 5,000 members, ensures the continued expansion of the organisation who now support over 640,000 members worldwide.
Chartered Accountants Worldwide members include founder members: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), Chartered Accountants Ireland, ICAEW, ICAS and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), and associate members: the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZiCA), the Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).