European Economic Environment - US GAAP Accounting Considerations

01/11/2012 by Pharmaceuticals & life science

There continues to be significant economic problems in some European countries that are members of the single currency (the Euro zone) as well as potential uncertainty about the single currency itself. This Pharma and Life Sciences Alert discusses why austerity programs aimed at reducing debt levels in these countries have not eliminated the possibility that some European countries could default on sovereign debt and other governmental obligations.