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October 2020 issue

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Interview

The show must go on

Michelle Pendergast FCCA, head of finance at the Lowry, explains how the arts institution is coping in desperate times

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In business

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In practice

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Sourcing finance for sustainability

Covid has thrown a spanner in the works, but small businesses can still get access to the finance they need to achieve the UN’s sustainability goals – with the help of the finance professional

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Public sector

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Covid-19

Public sector feels the Covid strain

Falling income and spiralling costs buffet public bodies’ finances

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Covid-19

Balancing the books

Insights into the real-life budgeting challenges facing local government during and after the pandemic

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Technical

All Technical

Interviews

October 2020 issue

Vietnam's startup success story

Serial entrepreneur Truong Duc Thang FCCA has a pedigree in launching new businesses in the country

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October 2020 issue

When the going gets tough...

As FD of Uganda Breweries, Busola Doregos FCCA extricated the business from the harsh consequences of super-hard lockdown

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October 2020 issue

Airline eyes the future

For Sim Siew Shan FCCA, CFO at AirAsia, understanding the nuts and bolts of the business is key to a role that encompasses the breadth of finance operations in Malaysia

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October 2020 issue

Helping to fight Covid-19

A global career in the pharmaceutical industry has equipped Bernard Birkett FCCA with the skills to take on the critical challenges posed by a pandemic

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Serial entrepreneur Truong Duc Thang FCCA has a pedigree in launching new businesses in the country

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Careers

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Professional skills

Tips for the top

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Financial management and forecasting

Aspirational roles

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Professional skills

Ditch your inner perfectionist

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Future of the profession

Messages with impact

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ACCA news

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Future of the profession

Meet the forum

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Covid-19

Ethical lessons through film

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Digital and technology

Reimagining the profession post-Covid

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Professional skills

Certificate renewal

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Comment

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Corporate reporting

Stick to the straight and narrow

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Work and wellbeing

Joy amid the trauma

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Fighting contagious pessimism

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CPD

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Digital and technology

Automating accounting ethics

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Covid-19

Insolvency and directors’ duties

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Corporate reporting

Extractive industries need better standard

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Tax and tax management

The building blocks of taxation

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