The Global membership of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) grew by more than 7,000 last year, making 2007 the highest year of growth for the last five years, ACCA said on Saturday. The figures maintain ACCA's status as the fastest-growing global professional accountancy body, with members in 170 countries.
ACCA has 122,426 members, which represents a 6.1 percent rise over the 2006 figures. Global student and affiliate numbers grew by 10 percent to a new total of over 325,606.
Allen Blewitt, ACCA Chief Executive, said,"We are particularly delighted by the strong growth in membership figures, which is testament to the value that accountants around the world are selling in joining ACCA. It is remarkable to think that our members could now fill Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and National Stadium in Karachi together, while our members and students combined would fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground nearly five-times.
"The strong student growth figures demonstrate the enduring global popularity of ACCA's qualifications, which, being wholly portable, mean young accountants can make their careers internationally as well as in their own countries of origin.-PR