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FOi's daily roundup of news in brief, 22 January 2010


BM&F to host International Accounting Standards Board conferenceBM&FBovespa will host a press conference to announce the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the International Accounting Standards Board, the Brazilian Federal Council of Accounting and the Brazilian Accounting Pronouncements Committee, on January 28 at 11am (local time) in Sao Paulo.The objective of the MoU is to promote Brazilian convergence with International Financial Reporting Standard and to encourage Brazilian companies to play a greater part in standard-setting discussions. A Sao Paulo-based spokesperson for BM&F agreed...

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