And he pointed to the issue of trying to develop agreed standards of reform in the global financial world where progress has been made, but where much more work is required.

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When the Financial Accounting Standards Board listens to what corporations are saying and helps them-- it adjusts these standards from time to time but it does have definitions that have to be maintained.

财务会计准则委员会,听取公司的意见并协助他们...,并且适时调整标准,不过有些规则始终如一

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