AGENCY SPOTLIGHT

 

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)CUSAID and IREX have announced round IV of a grants competition in support of strengthening existing partnerships between U.S. and Russian organizations as part of the Sustaining Partnerships into the Next Century (SPAN) program. The request for proposals (RFP) is available online at the SPAN websites both in the United States, www.irex.org/programs/span, and Russia, www.irex.ru/span. The websites feature a frequently asked questions section to help answer any questions concerning the RFP. Additional questions can be addressed to Natasha Savicheva of IREX/Moscow at natalya@part.irex.ru or Rebecca Liston of IREX/ Washington at rliston@irex.org.

 

International Center for Accounting Reform (ICAR)CICAR, assisting Russia=s transition to International Accounting Standards (IAS), is funded by various organizations including USAID. It is organizing the 1999 Moscow Fair Value Accounting Week, November 1B5, which will include a series of events concerning fair value accounting and IAS valuation and audit implications. It will feature a major international conference on Friday, November 5, with headline international speakers and Russian Government officials and the release of the 1999 official Russian-language translation of the IAS bound volume. Most events will be in Russian and English. For more information, contact Helen Zakrevskaya at tel: +7 (095) 937-7046, fax: +7 (095) 937-7040, or email: helen@icar.ru.