«Members of the Fédération des Experts Comptables Méditerranéens (FCM) and the Comité de Integración Latino Europa-América (CILEA) held a conference in Porto last week hosted by the Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados (OCC), Portugal's professional accountancy body, which saw representatives of both regions signed cooperation agreements and set a common strategic agenda.  On 8 April FCM, CILEA and OCC organised a conference that focused on the role of SMEs and SMPs as a driver for economic growth within their respective countries. A separate discussion moderated by Philippe Arraou, FCM vice-president and head of the French profession, addressed public sector accounting and public financial management, with panellist from the World Bank, ACCA and the IPSAS Board (...)»