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Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS)

5 stories · discussed at 2 council meetings · 5 councils

Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) are professional standards for internal audit functions. They are a set of international professional standards for the practice of internal auditing, developed by the Institute of Internal Auditors, influencing the review of the Audit Committee's terms of reference.

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