The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) gave its approval on Friday 27 March to extended deadlines for the publication of 2019 annual financial reports for listed companies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement, it acknowledges the difficulties encountered by issuers in the preparation of annual financial reports, including the difficulty of completing audits on time due to the coronavirus crisis.
Thus, ESMA calls on the competent national authorities to apply...