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 Financial 
              Reporting  
              The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), in 
              a bid to ensure financial statements and reports are a fair representation 
              of the financial position and performance of companies, said it 
              was launching a Financial Reporting Faculty.  
             This 
              is to serve as a forum for all concerned with financial reporting 
              and to provide the necessary services, guidelines, research materials 
              and training needed to enhance the quality of financial reporting 
              in Sri Lanka's corporate sector, the institute said.  
             "The 
              Faculty would reflect authoritatively the views and interests of 
              the members on financial reporting matters with the government, 
              Dept of Inland Revenue, Registrar of Companies and Statutory Accounting 
              Standards Committee, as well as with global institutions like the 
              World Bank, IMF and ADB," it said.  
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