Global Accounting Board Projects Plunge as Funding Gets Tighter

Sept. 25, 2025, 3:58 PM UTC

The International Accounting Standards Board has seen its number of active projects plunge over the past year amid a funding crunch and delays in setting future plans.

The global standard setter said during a meeting Thursday that it had 13 active projects in August, down from 19 a year earlier. The board’s funding fell by £1 million to £41 million ($57.4 million) in 2024, and has been falling steadily since the 2021 launch of its sister body, the International Sustainability Standards Board. It delayed a decision on future work Tuesday so that it could coordinate plans with the ISSB and ...

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