PwC weighs halving of China financial services audit staff  | Reuters News Agency
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PwC weighs halving of China financial services audit staff 

Reuters exclusively reported that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is considering slashing up to half its financial services auditing staff in China as a regulatory investigation and an exodus of clients darken business prospects. The move follows Chinese regulators’ scrutiny of PwC this year for its role as the auditor of troubled property giant China Evergrande Group. 

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Chinese authorities have been examining PwC’s role in Evergrande’s accounting practices after the securities regulator accused the developer in March of a $78-billion fraud over a period of two years through 2020. 



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Topics of Interest: Business & Finance
Type: Reuters Best
Sectors: Business & Finance
Regions: Asia
Countries: China
Win Types: Exclusivity
Story Types: Exclusive / Scoop
Media Types: Text
Customer Impact: Significant National Story
The logo of accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is seen on the top of a Brussels' office of the company, in Diegem, Belgium September 21, 2023.  REUTERS/Yves Herman
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