Are accounting standards political and not in SA’s best interest?

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‘Accounting standards [are] not set by national governments. They're not set by world regulators like the World Bank or the UN. They are set by a voluntary organisation of volunteers’: Saiba CEO Nicolaas van Wyk.
23 Mar 2022 English South Africa Business · News

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