CIMA launches office in Pakistan to meet employer needs
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) will be opening a new office in Pakistan today (22 April) in response to the increasing demand for international finance professionals throughout the region.
The office is sited in Karachi with official celebrations taking place at the Pearl Continental Hotel. CIMA Director Andrew Harding will be hosting the launch event and speaking alongside Regional Director Bradley Emerson and keynote speaker, Dr Hafiz Pasha, Dean of the School of Social Sciences at the Beaconhouse National University, and Vice Chairman of the Institute of Public Policy in Lahore.
As a leading global professional institute, CIMA offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy and has seen 22% membership growth over the last five years. As Chief Executives increasingly turn to their Financial Directors to lead them out of the downturn, CIMA provides professional qualifications that are highly relevant to today’s ever changing business world.
The CIMA qualification equips members to work anywhere in the world. It is the only international professional accountancy qualification with a syllabus that has a sole focus on the education and training of accountants in business. Globally, 70% of CIMA members are employed by organisations with an annual turnover of £50 million or more.
Andrew Harding, Director at CIMA, comments:
“Pakistan is amongst the world’s most exciting emerging markets, recording a recent average growth in GDP of 6-8% and attracting multinationals from around the globe. Our new office in Karachi will allow us to offer even greater support to our existing members and students and to create opportunities for the talented young people of Pakistan.”
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Notes to editors
1. The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, founded in 1919, is the world’s leading and largest professional body of Management Accountants, with 171,000 members and students operating in 165 countries, working at the heart of business. CIMA members and students work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit organisations. CIMA works closely with employers and sponsors leading-edge research, constantly updating its qualification, professional experience requirements and continuing professional development to ensure it remains the employers’ choice when recruiting financially-trained business leaders. CIMA is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy. CIMA is proud to be the first professional accounting body to offer a truly global product in the fast-moving area of Islamic Finance.
According to independent research conducted by the University of Bath School of Management, CIMA’s syllabus and examination structure are the most relevant to the needs of business of all the accountancy bodies assessed. See the CIMA Difference report for further information at www.cimaglobal.com/thecimadifference. CIMA has been awarded Superbrand status in the UK for a third year in a row this year and for the first time in Sri Lanka.
2. Dr. Pasha served as the Commerce/ Trade Minister, Adviser to the Prime Minister/ Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Deputy Chairman/ Federal Minister of the Planning Commission and Education Minister in three governments. Prior to this he was the Vice Chancellor/ President of the University of Karachi, Dean and Director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and Research Professor and Director, Applied Economics Research Centre, Karachi.