Session “Finance, Accounting, and Public Audit as Key Constants of Sustainable Economic Development Amid Modern Challenges and Threats”

Session “Finance, Accounting, and Public Audit as Key Constants of Sustainable Economic Development Amid Modern Challenges and Threats” as part of the III International Scientific-Practical Conference “Paradigm of Sustainable Economic Development in the Context of Global Changes: Challenges, Consequences, Opportunities” (IV International Farabi Forum).

A thematic session on sustainable economic development amid modern challenges was successfully held at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The session was organized by the Department of Finance and Accounting and the Center for Economic Research.

The session addressed a wide range of relevant issues from national-level challenges in pension and tax policy to global trends in sustainable development, digital transformation of the financial system, and the implementation of fintech solutions.

Particular interest was sparked by studies on innovations in education, development of financial literacy, sustainable investment development, strategic management, and the ecological and social dimensions of finance. The impact of artificial intelligence and digital technologies on the modernization of the financial sector was also actively discussed.

The value of the session was enhanced by the participation of respected international and domestic experts representing leading universities, companies, financial institutions, educational and research centers.

Among international participants were representatives of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics (Azerbaijan), the College of Islamic Economics and Law at Darussalam Gontor University (Indonesia), the Bronisław Markiewicz State University of Applied Sciences (Poland), and the University of Jyväskylä (Finland).

Among the national experts were representatives of Kaz Minerals Aktogay LLP, RBK Bank, the Influencers.kz social-educational project, the KMF-DEMEU corporate foundation, the Institute of Economic Research under the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the School of Financial Literacy No.1 LLP.

The session became an effective platform for academic and professional dialogue, exchange of knowledge, new ideas, and practical approaches to ensuring sustainable economic growth. Participants expressed their gratitude to the organizers for the high level of the event and emphasized their interest in further cooperation.