Accounting experts emphasise importance of CIMA

Speaking at a press briefing in Gaborone last week, country manager for the Botswana Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Letus Chinyepi, said government should train accounting professionals from grassroot level. He also said government should encourage SMEs to have qualified financial management accountants.

“Government should enroll more senior school leaving students into the CIMA course as it would add value to businesses and generate profit. I believe that SMEs fail due to lack of proper financial management,” he said.