  21 Oct 09 - At the twenty-sixth session of ISAR, UNCTAD signed an MoU with Leiden University of the Netherlands and Carana Corporation of the United States, focused on building and sustaining quantitative research and measurement tools for determining the general level of accountancy development in countries around the world.
 07 Jul 09 - Participants in the conference on the financial crisis and its implications for the international financial reporting architecture and financial stability hosted by UNCTAD underscored the critical importance of a single set of high-quality financial reporting standards for restoring investors´ confidence and fostering financial stability around the world.
 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.
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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: 
