05-31-2006, 12:55 AM
Inayat
Since you are an accountant and I understand you would like to progress in that.. I would suggest you to go for ACCA,. it may be a little time consuming compared to MBA.. but it will be much better in the long run. For this you need not go to the UK,.. there are excellent resources and teaching colleges available in Pakistan at a competitive fee (compared to the UK). There are now colleges in Dubai that offer similar classes but this would expensive compared to Pakistan.
MBA would be an option but only if you do from a top notch school in Pakistan like LUMS or IBA.. otherwise you have a Masters degree in Economics so I would not recommend you to go for another Masters degree from XYZ Uni that would not add much to your skills.
ACCA has a reasonable good market in UAE (AED 6,000 Plus) and like wise in Pakistan these days. I think you would get some exemptions as well based on your Masters degree. Bear in mind this would be time consuming atleast 2.5-3 years atleast. But this is some thing you can do along while working.
Another option is the American CPA.. which is some thing you would be able to round of in a year's time as well (I am not sure what extent of complex accounting issues you are trained in) but the main bottle neck there is ofcourse the US visa and the fee involved.
Hope this helped
Since you are an accountant and I understand you would like to progress in that.. I would suggest you to go for ACCA,. it may be a little time consuming compared to MBA.. but it will be much better in the long run. For this you need not go to the UK,.. there are excellent resources and teaching colleges available in Pakistan at a competitive fee (compared to the UK). There are now colleges in Dubai that offer similar classes but this would expensive compared to Pakistan.
MBA would be an option but only if you do from a top notch school in Pakistan like LUMS or IBA.. otherwise you have a Masters degree in Economics so I would not recommend you to go for another Masters degree from XYZ Uni that would not add much to your skills.
ACCA has a reasonable good market in UAE (AED 6,000 Plus) and like wise in Pakistan these days. I think you would get some exemptions as well based on your Masters degree. Bear in mind this would be time consuming atleast 2.5-3 years atleast. But this is some thing you can do along while working.
Another option is the American CPA.. which is some thing you would be able to round of in a year's time as well (I am not sure what extent of complex accounting issues you are trained in) but the main bottle neck there is ofcourse the US visa and the fee involved.
Hope this helped
