NACRA

Launch of NACRA 2025

Organised by Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA), the National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2025 was launched on March 13, 2025 at a virtual ceremony.

Participation is now open & the NACRA Organising Committee welcomes all companies incorporated or registered in Malaysia as well as the public sector & other organisations established in Malaysia to sign up.

All organisations will compete for Excellence Awards according to market capitalisation for listed companies, with a separate category for nonlisted organisations. All participants are also eligible to compete for the Best Sustainability Reporting and Best Designed Annual Report. Those participants who submit the Bahasa Malaysia version of their annual report will be eligible to compete for the title of Best Annual Report in Bahasa Malaysia.

Registration for NACRA 2025 closes on May 30, 2025. Contact the NACRA Secretariat (MICPA) for any queries at nacra@micpa.com.my

All details relating to the award categories, eligibility criteria, entry requirements, NACRA assessment criteria and registration link can be found in the NACRA 2025 brochure.

• Submission deadline – May 30, 2025
• Participation fee – The participation fee is as follows:

NACRA 2025 Awards Presentation Dinner

The winners of NACRA 2025 will be announced at the Awards Presentation Dinner that will be held on November 27, 2025 at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

NACRA 2025 Brochure

Promoting excellence in annual corporate reporting has a long history in Malaysia. It started in 1985 with the launch of the Malaysian Corporate Report Awards (MACRA) which was jointly organised by The Malaysian Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and the Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM). In 1988, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) collaborated to organise the National Annual Report Awards (NARA). In recognition that the two awards shared common objectives, 1990 saw the unification of the awards to become the National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA), which was jointly organised by KLSE, MIA, MIM and MACPA.

Today, NACRA is the collaborative effort of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Malaysian Institute of Accountants, and The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).

The criteria for NACRA has been reviewed and enhanced each year to encourage the disclosure of all material and relevant information beyond the statutory requirements. Compliance with approved accounting standards and statutory disclosure requirements has become the norm expected of all organisations. Greater emphasis has been given to voluntary disclosure such as information about the company’s long-term objectives, its strategic plans for growth, initiatives to protect the environment through corporate social responsibility projects. The aim is to promote more effective communication between the organisation and its stakeholders.

Although new elements have been added over the years, the objective remains essentially the same, to recognise and highlight the importance of good financial reporting, not only to protect the interests of stakeholders, but to ensure the effective functioning of the capital market. This is the very essence of NACRA’s theme, Towards Accountability and Excellence.

• To promote effective communication by organisations through the publication of timely, informative, transparent and reader-friendly annual reports
• To raise the bar for quality corporate reporting in Malaysia
• To recognise and encourage excellence in the presentation of financial and corporate information
• To create public awareness of the objective measures of an organisation and their value creation over time, and greater understanding of the financial performance and results an organisation has achieved