India, Jan. 31 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Friday inaugurated the World Forum of Accountants (WOFA) 2.0 at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, calling it the "world's largest accountancy event". The three-day forum will continue through the weekend.

The theme of forum highlights the evolution of the chartered accountancy profession and its expanding significance in global collaboration.

The first day featured keynote addresses by Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, ICAI president Charanjot Singh Nanda, CEO of Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) Jennifer Lopez, and president of the International Federation of...