A recent agreement between the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP) will allow for sustained progress toward the modernization of the country’s financial system through the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
The South American country signed this agreement with the goal of “strengthening financial transparency, aligning the accounting practices of the Paraguayan banking system with international standards, and facilitating integration with global markets.”
The project, with an estimated duration of 18 to 24 months, includes a technical assessment to identify accounting, regulatory, and technological gaps. It also includes training for strategic staff, public-private discuss tables, and simulations of the impact on financial statements.
Ultimately, the project will be able to design a strategic roadmap for a gradual and sustainable transition to IFRS, an initiative framed within the IDB’s Capacity Building, Asset Management, and Advisory Services (CAsA) Program, effective July 2024, which supports central banks in Latin America and the Caribbean through technical assistance and institutional strengthening.
The Central Bank of Paraguay will be responsible for developing two complementary projects: “the adoption of IFRS, led by the Superintendency of Banks, and the implementation of a Risk-Based Supervision approach, led by the Superintendency of Securities,” aimed at “maximizing synergies in modernizing the regulatory framework and strengthening the technical supervisory capacity of the financial system.”
M.Pino
Source: finanzasdigital
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