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Infrastructure businesses in a state of readiness for any introduction of tax. ACCA members support compliance with tax laws as well as accounting and reporting on taxation according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The most vulnerable business community is the GCC SMEs. However given ACCA’s training model, we can work with SMEs to very quickly develop and recruit professionals to help mitigate the risk of tardiness.” At the event, aafaq Islamic Finance was publicly recognised by the ACCA as providing outstanding training and development opportunities for their finance and accounting employees. The ACCA Professional Development Employer certificate was presented to Mujtaba Naseem, CFO & Deputy CEO at AAFAQ Islamic Finance by the head of ACCA Middle East. The certificate is awarded to leading organisations that offer outstanding development opportunities for young accountants and demonstrate superior professional values, ethics and governance at the workplace. News the relationship we have with ACCA and we look forward to collaborating more with ACCA and host insightful events for the finance community in the UAE, like the successful one we held today.” Naseem said. ELECTRIC AND HYBRID TRANSPORTATION MODES ON THE RISE IN THE GCC, SAYS TRL Initial users of emerging transport modes include governments offering green public transportation solutions and businesses using fleets of electric vehicles “The strong work ethic, technical skills and competency of our employees are crucial in delivering value to our clients, including the esteemed UAE government organisations we provide services to. As such, we greatly value ACCA’s recognition of our commitment to the professional growth of our finance and accountancy employees. This is a very important milestone in February 2016 21