The International Association of Treasury Services is an international association bringing together the heads of public accounting administrations from its 29 member countries. With 15 years of experience, it has reached a high level of maturity and its actions are part of a strategy characterised by structuring its work around multi-year themes broken down into annual sub-themes.

AIST activities

Each year, AIST organises an annual conference and seminars for directors, led by high-level experts working in the tax administrations of its members. Extensive and comprehensive documentation on the topic under discussion is made available to participants, and all debates are summarised in written reports.

The strategy

The working themes aim to enable member countries to draw on the AIST’s work and adapt it to their local context in an operational manner. All delegates attending AIST events, whether heads of financial administrations or senior officials, actively participate in the work, in plenary sessions or sub-groups, workshops or committees, taking turns to lead the discussions and report on them.

Exchanges 

The AIST is also, above all, a privileged forum for exchanging experiences, sharing best practices and providing opportunities for members to deepen or establish regional and international cooperation. All this is done in a spirit of conviviality and fraternity that is recognised by all. The AIST thus supports its member countries in their efforts to modernise and improve performance, with a constant focus on respecting the rights and duties of all, both administrations and taxpayers, in a constantly changing international context. For all these reasons, I am proud and honoured to have been entrusted with responsibilities within this wonderful international organisation that is the AIST.

Catherine LEMESLE