Brief History

ECOSAI is a regional forum of the Supreme Audit Institutions of the South and Central Asian regions. Founded in 1994, the ECOSAI aims at promoting the state auditing profession in member countries through exchange of ideas, experiences and by holding seminars, conferences, workshops and training courses.

The idea of establishment of the ECOSAI was proposed by the Auditor General of Pakistan in January, 1993, during the third meeting of the ECO Technical Committee (CECC) held at Pakistan. The Pakistan Audit Department hosted the first international conference of the Supreme Audit Institutions of member ECO states from 7th to 19th April, 1994 in Pakistan.

ECOSAI comprises SAIs Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan, and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.