Question: In which of the following cities the 23rd Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories has been organised?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Malta
(c) Cyprus
(d) Bermuda
Answer- (a)
Related facts:
- The 23rd Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories has been organized in New Delhi from 21st to 23rd March 2017.
- India hosted this prestigious conference for the first time. The conference was hosted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- The main theme of the conference was “Fostering Partnerships for Capacity Development in Public Audit” with the following two sub-themes:
1.Leveraging Technology in Public Audit, and
2.Environment Audit: A Commonwealth Perspective. - The discussions on these two sub-topics in the conference were led by the auditor of Tanzania and Canada.
- The Conference was attended by 52 Commonwealth Countries and 9 British Overseas Territories.
- The auditing organizations in these countries come together in conference on every three years.
- The last such conference was held in Malta in 2014.
- This year, about 80 delegates from 37 countries participated in this conference, which are the heads of 24 Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI).
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