The Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) is a regional organization representing 33 national professional accountancy organizations (PAOs) operating in Asia and the Pacific.

These PAOs, referred to as CAPA’s members, represent close to 2 million accountants across the region.

[1] Governor Gregorio S. Licaros, President of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, came up with the idea for the CAPA.

[1] The first Far East Conference of Accountants was held between November 28 and December 1 of 1957 in Manila, Philippines.

[1] A second conference was held between March 31 and April 2 of 1960, where Ceylon, Singapore, and the United States of America joined.