Listed Chinese firms delay filing annual reports due to COVID-19 lockdown

Listed Chinese firms delay filing annual reports due to COVID-19 lockdown

Covid-19 precautions displayed in Beijing, China. Photo: kian chang/unsplash

The number of mainland China-listed firms to delay filing annual reports has hit a five-year high, indicating auditors’ struggle to sign off accounts after the government effectively closed businesses last month to slow the coronavirus outbreak.

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