The NAO is keen to develop and strengthen its relations with audit organizations and Supreme Audit Institutions at the regional and international level to exchange knowledge and hence contribute to the capacity building of the NAO’s staff.
As part of reinforcing its international cooperation, the NAO seeks to enhance its presence at conferences, seminars, training programs, workshops and other events that provide added value to the NAO’s audit work. Besides, it contributes to research, journals and other audit publications issued by various audit organizations.
The NAO follows the International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) issued by the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) in carrying out its audit work.
In addition, its strategy is to enhance its professionalism and continuously improve overall performance through the adoption of rules and regulations concerning governance, quality assurance and internal and external auditing, and which are reviewed periodically.
Although the NAO is an independent body as stipulated within the legal framework of its establishment, and therefore not subject to the evaluation of its work by another party, it has chosen to undergo peer review by another audit organizations in order to ensure that its quality standards are maintained and its performance is improved.
The NAO’s accounts are audited by an external auditor appointed by royal decree in accordance with the provisions of Article (43) of the NAO’s law. The Auditor General submits the external auditor’s reports to His Majesty the King.
The National Audit Office Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
The National Audit Office (NAO) and the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of the Republic of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation, strengthen audit activities, exchange expertise and technical knowledge, and develop the professional skills of their staff.
Additionally, the MoU aims to coordinate efforts in the meetings with regional and international Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and facilitate the provision of training opportunities for NAO staff in programs conducted by the training institutions of the CAG.
The MoU was signed by H.E. Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa, Auditor General of the NAO, and Shri Girish Chandra Murmu, Comptroller and Auditor General of the Republic of India, who is visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain with his delegation from the CAG of India.
It is noteworthy that the CAG has an international standing in the audit community having chaired the UN Board of Auditors and the UN panel of External Auditors and served as a member in the UN Board of Auditors and as external auditor to various UN bodies and agencies.
The National Audit Office (NAO) and the Bahrain Institute for Banking and Finance (BIBF) sign a training agreement
The National Audit Office has signed a training and development agreement at its headquarters with the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF). The MoU was signed by His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Khalid Al Khalifa, Deputy Auditor-General (DAG) for Administrative Audit at the NAO and Dr. Ahmed Abdulhameed Al Shaikh, Director of the BIBF.
The training agreement provides the National Audit Office with the option to explore training opportunities for its staff in financial, accounting and other related fields. This cooperation with the BIBF is in line with the NAO's commitment to invest in its human capital and opens new horizons for developing joint initiatives in capacity building to improve employee performance according to quality and excellence standards.
The signing ceremony reviewed the various training programmes and latest initiatives, where the BIBF Director praised this cooperation to further develop the human capabilities and performance at the National Audit Office.
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