During a recent outreach trip to South Africa, IAASB Chairman Prof. Arnold Schilder was a guest on CNBC Africa's "Closing Bell South Africa" program, where he discussed the new and revised auditor reporting standards and their importance to stakeholders.

The World Economic Forum has ranked South Africa’s auditing and reporting standards #1 in the world in its Global Competitiveness Index for 2014-2015.  

"Auditor reporting in the future will become much more informative to outside users that so far didn't hear anything from the auditor except the final conclusion, the auditor's opinion," Prof. Schilder told CNBC Africa. "In the future, you will see five, six pages with unique information coming from the auditor about the audit and that's very relevant to users of that information." 

This audio podcast and accompanying publication have been issued by the staff of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) to highlight how International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) reflect the accounting consequences of sovereign debt restructuring transactions.

In this podcast, IPSASB Acting Director John Stanford and Technical Manager Ross Smith discuss issues which may be encountered in a sovereign debt restructuring. 

This Questions and Answers publication and accompanying audio podcast have been issued by the staff of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) to highlight how International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) reflect the accounting consequences of sovereign debt restructuring transactions.