ICAP humiliating itself

[rabia-k]

dear mr yaya khan ,

i dont know for how long have u been living in the middle east. i have 2 of my school mates who are acca'affiliates and working in E&Y here in UAE. and they r not the only i am sure.

for pakistani students like me and several thousand others, who are born and brought up outside pakistan in UAE, (i will not talk of other middle east countries) we have not much choice when it comes to choosing professional accounting qualifications. the onlly ones by far in UAE are ACCA, ICAEW was launched just last august, CIMA was launched last year june. there r not many tuition providers here either for these qualifications. there is no institution offering ICAP ca, atleast i havent seen any institute offering tuitions for ICAP ca here, there is no ICAP uae chapter unlike the indian CA chapter. the indian CA tuitions and exams r being held here regularly at the ICAI dubai chapter . obviously a pakistani student wont go for india ca.
cpa courses are also being held here, but to sit for exams one has to travel to US, which is impossible for many.

many cant go back to pakistan and study there.
acca's get jobs here in big 4's /mid tier firms and industry as well . a good friend of mine is a senior consultant in KPMG and is an ACCA. please try to understand as an ACCA you will get employed in BIG 4's as well as other accountancy firms.

<b>for u E&Y is the biggest in middle east. what about PWC/KPMG/DELOITTEE???? </b>

<b>what number of CAs(indian or paki) are there and what number of ACCA,s are there..</b>
if u talk in numbers..then talk of all qualifications ..one qualification doesnt dominate the entire middleeast market.

also compare no. ofACCA'S vs no. of CA of ICAEW what about CPA'S???

also compare No of CA's of ICAP vs CA'S of ICAI(indian CA) then.

i did like to say that ,i have a huge family in uk(<b>if that is what u mean by abroad )</b>, who r not leading a miserable life. i dont know y u say miserable??? dont say every one is leading a miserable life in UK, as many are not
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<b>we also know the kind of life majority of the poor pakistanis in pakistan are living, pray for them also then. </b>

true u should take up a quailification that suits ure home country,but if there is more than one qualification being taught at institutions, in ur home country, then its up to the individual to decide which one to pursue.

but what if u r not living in ure home country?? what if u are living with ure beloved ones in the middle east???
what if u intend to emigrate to the west??? then which qualification should one pursue??? global or local?? please let me know.

honestly even if u have been living in the middle east for all ure life, u will still feel like a stranger. expats living here for more than 35 yrs still have to look for a visa after every 3 yrs. the difference here is the arab and non arab more than anything else.


regards
rabia