Revisions to the accounting standard used for employee benefits have reduced BP's profits by more than $1.27bn (£830m) over the last 18 months, its interim results reveal.
The accounts said switching to the IAS19R standard reduced profit before tax for 2012 by $767m. The impact continued into 2013 with profits down by $500m. BP said despite the restated profits th...
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