  12 Dec 08 - Hundreds of experts from around the world gathered last month in Geneva to participate in the 25th anniversary session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR). The meeting featured sessions on IFRS implementation, ESG disclosure, and Financial Stability.
 25 Jun 08 - "Companies should implement corporate governance principles if they want to obtain external finance from the stock exchange, the capital market or the banks," said H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investment for the Arab Republic of Egypt. Dr. Mohieldin was speaking at an event organized by the Egyptian Institute of Directors in cooperation with UNCTAD.
 03 Mar 08 - Following more than three years of research and consultations with a broad range of experts and stakeholders, UNCTAD has just released the new publication "Guidance on Corporate Responsibility Indicators in Annual Reports". The English version is now available for free download on the UNCTAD website.
 12 Feb 08 - "Transparency and disclosure is the key for evaluating emerging market companies," said a representative of Standard & Poor´s during a recent public-private sector dialogue. Standard & Poor´s was in Geneva to present its new environmental, social and corporate governance index of Indian companies.
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ISAR assists developing countries and economies in transition to implement best practices in corporate transparency and accounting in order to facilitate investment flows and economic development. ISAR achieves this through an integrated process of research, intergovernmental consensus building, information dissemination and technical cooperation. ISAR has a number of areas of work, including: 
