5.13. Accounting for investment in associates
Table XIV shows that the average I index value for disclosure of accounting for investment in associates is 0.7104. This indicates that a moderate level of harmonization has been achieved in the three South Asian countries. A high level of harmonization exists with regard to the disclosure of listing and description of significant associates including proportion of ownership interest. Harmonization is moderate for disclosure of the methods to account for investments, while a low level of harmonization is identified for disclosure of investments in associates accounted for by the equity method treated as long-term assets and investor’ s share in profit/loss of investments.