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If there is that can adapt to different situations and
a common different cultures.
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theme for this Similarly, while the many CAs living
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hdavies@icas.org.uk Clearly skills and experience are and appetite to seize them.
The CA Magazine editorial team
produces New CA in absolute isolation
important for Mercy Corps’ international
from the CA Education department in finance officers, but even more so, says Robert Outram, Editor
terms of the selection and inclusion of
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nature. The choice of topic for technical
articles is determined by the CA
Magazine editorial team, and is not
specific to the examination syllabus.
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information needed in preparation
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Contents
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New CA is reserved, and such articles
may not be reproduced in whole or in
part without permission. Neither the
Been there, done that 3 TPE 8
Council of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Scotland nor the editor of
How Liz Sams and the
New CA necessarily agree with all of the
Don’t stress out over
views expressed in the magazine. The finance team at Mercy
TPE – just follow our
Achievement of Arms of the Institute is
reproduced here with the permission of
Corps help frontline aid
commonsense advice.
the Council of the Institute. and development workers.
CAPELLA 10
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Need to know 4
Message from the Vice-Chair
The ACT’s diploma; plus
movies, gigs and a defiantly
and reports from the student
6
non-retro Citroen.
society’s packed programme
of events.
China and Hong Kong 6
As the East enters the year
The deal 12
of the tiger, we meet the CAs
Edinburgh’s Siobhan Walsh
living and working in China
and London-based Rachael
and Hong Kong. Davies compare notes.
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