European Finance Ministers urge speedy adoption of IAS
16 Apr 2002
The Finance Ministers of the 15 European Union countries urged the adoption of the EU regulation that would require all listed EU companies to use IAS starting in 2005. The Ministers also agreed to push the US Securities and Exchange Commission to accept IAS financial statements filed by European companies without the reconciliation to US GAAP that is currently required.
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