OREANDA-NEWS. June 10, 2015. Rating agency RAEX ("Expert RA Kazakhstan") launches registration for the V annual reports yearly contest (for 2014).

Contest brings out the best practices of the preparation of annual reports in Kazakhstan and typical mistakes in compiling the document.

Contest Objectives:

- raise the level of annual reports preparation in Kazakhstan;

- provide professional audience with key information about annual reporting current trends and best international practices. Contest gives participants an opportunity to publicly reaffirm their achievements in the annual reporting area, as well as attract the attention of the business community to the issue of annual reporting development and promotion.

Participation is free of charge.

All organizations, industrial companies of Kazakhstan and neighboring countries, financial and non-financial institutions, developing traditional annual reports / integrated reports, reports on sustainable development / social reports based on the results of 2014 may apply. Annual Reports submitted for the contest will be judged by a panel of judges composed of professionals in the field of corporate governance, as well as experts in the field of design. Contest includes three main nominations:

- "Best Annual Report" (financial and non-financial sector);

- "Design and Printing";

- "Best Interactive Report" Contest winners and nominees awarding ceremony will be held as part of the III Conference "Annual Reports: Experience of leaders and new standards", and the results of the Contest and annual reports Research-Rating will be published in a special supplement of the Expert Kazakhstan magazine dedicated to annual reports, and published on websites www.raexpert.kz and expertonline.kz. Applications for participation in the contest are accepted until October 2, 2015.