TY - BOOK ED - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. ED - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. TI - Practical implementation of international financial reporting standards: lessons learned : country case studies on IFRS SN - 9789211275711 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - United Nations KW - International business enterprises KW - Accounting KW - Standards KW - Small business KW - Environmental responsibility KW - Financial statements N1 - "United Nations publication. Sales no. E.08.II.D.25"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references; I. Practical implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards: lessons learned -- II. Case study of Brazil -- III. Case study of Germany -- IV. Case study of India -- V. Case study of Jamaica -- VI. Case study of Kenya -- VII. Case study of Pakistan -- VIII. Case study of South Africa -- IX. Case study of Turkey N2 - Since 2005, UNCTAD's Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) has been deliberating on practical implementation challenges of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This publications contains details of major practical implementation challenges and lessons learned from the experiences of member States that have embarked on the implementation process of IFRS, along with country case studies on Brazil, Germany, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa and Turkey ER -