Africa takes center stage in global public financial management as Ghana hosts “IPSASB”

The African Union Commission, Ghana, IPSASB, African Association of Accountants General, and Pan African Federation of Accountants have announced a significant event in Accra, Ghana, from 14 to 18 September 2026. The IPSASB Public Financial Management Forum and IPSASB Quarterly Board Meeting will gather about 150 delegates from Africa and beyond, including board members, technical advisors, accountants general, public financial management experts, and professional accountancy organizations.

This marks a historic return for Ghana, as it hosts the IPSASB for the first time since 2007, when the country first hosted the meeting on the African continent. The week-long event will focus on building Africa's IPSAS implementation architecture, addressing asset and liability recognition, systems readiness, professionalization, sustainability reporting, natural resource accounting, peer learning, and technical support.

The gathering aims to strengthen Africa's voice in global public sector accounting standardsetting and support the continent's commitment to transparency, accountability, good governance, and sound management of public resources.

Brief written by urgent.news from GBC Ghana's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.