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                HELPING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TO SUCCEED  CIMA is the world’s leading, and largest, professional body of management accountants. Our unique blend of management accounting, financial accounting and business-focused subjects produces competent and confident CGMAs who can lead their organisations to sustainable success. 

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          Benefits of being a CGMA    The value for me of the CGMA designation is the increase in global reach in terms of recognition and the resources we are able to share across CIMA and AICPA to generate world class thought leadership publications.

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             Stronger together for a stronger profession  We are pleased to share the good news that CIMA members have overwhelmingly endorsed our long-term strategy and proposal to evolve our joint venture with the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and create a new accounting association.

        Staying ahead  In 2011, we formed our joint venture with AICPA to establish the Chartered Global Management Accountant® (CGMA®) designation. This marked the start of our new strategy for international growth.

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