Europe slow to embrace rules on reporting

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Series Details 20.3.01, p14
Publication Date 20/03/2001
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Leading European compan-ies are proving slow to adopt rules designed to harmonise financial reporting worldwide, according to a survey released, 19 March 2001 by David Cairns, a consultant and academic. The report said 80% of Europe's biggest businesses had yet to apply standards proposed by the European Commission for introduction in 2005.

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