This month we celebrate International Women’s Day with interviews and features to inspire women professionals in the region. In our main interview we meet Rispah Simiyu FCCA, commissioner for domestic taxes at Kenya Revenue Authority. She talks about the challenges of meeting the country’s ever-growing tax collection targets and how digital tools have helped her in achieving these.
We also meet senior women members in South Africa, Rwanda, Botswana and Kenya, who share their experiences and advice for younger female finance professionals looking to advance up the career ladder.
For practitioners, we have an article on the challenges of retaining talent in Africa and how firms are responding. And an article on corporate governance in South Africa reports on the disappointing progress since King IV, how implementation could be improved and what a potential refresh of the code might include.
Sustainability and its reporting is never off the agenda, and this month we look at the reaction to the issue in US politics, the guidelines being developed by the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures, and a report from ACCA about how to build ESG into deals due diligence.
Meanwhile, the busy season for accountants continues apace. If you do get any downtime, we have some light reading on offer. We explore the concept of Swiftonomics as singer-songwriter superstar Taylor Swift brings some financial sparkle to the Asia leg of her current tour. Find out the impact she can have on local economies.
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