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OBSTACLES OF ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTION OF IFRS IN LIBYA

European Journal of Business and Economics

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Title OBSTACLES OF ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTION OF IFRS IN LIBYA
 
Creator LAGA, MASAUD ; Megatrend University, Novi Beograd
 
Subject IFRS , ADOPTION, IMPLEMENTING, PRACTICAL OBSTACLES ,LIBYA
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Description This paper focused on the practical obstacles that will facethe  process  of  implementing  of  International  FinancialReporting  Standards  (IFRS),  with  particular  reference  toLibya.  Due  to  certain  weakness  of  its  accountinginfrastructure,  there  is  no  doubt  that  adoption  andimplementing of IFRS in Libya is not an easy task as somemight  think.  Therefore,  although  in  implementing  of  IFRS Libya  will  gain  many  benefit  including  increasing  the  level of  comparability  and  provide  more  reliable,  accurate, transparence  and  valid  financial  accounting  information. However,  the  process  of  implementing  IFRS  in  Libya will face several obstacles including lack of technical skills andinadequate knowledge of Libyan professional accountants,the difficulty to develop its existing accounting systems, anda  regulatory  framework  to  cope  with  economic  and  socialdevelopment, and recent evolution in accounting professionincluding  international  financial  reporting  standardsapplication,  inadequate  education  and  training  ofaccountants. This paper reveals that many necessary stepsshould be taken to overcome such obstacles which includestrengthen  professional  accountancy  body  (LAAA)  toimprove the status of profession, revisions of curriculum foreducating and training of professional accountants to enableaccountants to gain exposure to international developmentsin the profession including IFRS application.
 
Publisher CBU, o.p.s.
 
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Date 2013-03-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ojs.journals.cz/index.php/EJBE/article/view/124
10.12955/ejbe.v8i1.124
 
Source European Journal of Business and Economics; Vol 8, No 1 (2013)
1804-9699
10.12955/ejbe.v8i1
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://ojs.journals.cz/index.php/EJBE/article/view/124/129
 
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