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- ↑ Indonesian Institute of Accountants iaiglobal.or.id. Retrieved July 2011
- ↑ "Institute of Indonesia Chartered Accountants (IAI)". ASEAN Federation of Accountants. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ↑ "The Indonesia Institute of Chartered Accountants joins Chartered Accountants Worldwide". ICAEW. 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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