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Square Posted 12 years ago
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has agreed/agreed
Through its membership to the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering, an associate member of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), Vietnam has agreed to comply with internationally recognised standards/best practices to combat money laundering and terrorist financing activities: the 40+9 recommendations of FATF.
Source: "Keeping clean", VNECONOMY.
I don't understand why the present perfect is used here instead of the past simple.
I thought that "agree" is a short action and therefore the past simple is more appropriate. However, it seems to me that it is not the case. Could you explain why?
Thanks.
Source: "Keeping clean", VNECONOMY.
I don't understand why the present perfect is used here instead of the past simple.
I thought that "agree" is a short action and therefore the past simple is more appropriate. However, it seems to me that it is not the case. Could you explain why?
Thanks.
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Square I don't understand why the present perfect is used here instead of the past simple. It is emphasizing a recent event of some importance.
- Square I don't understand why the present perfect is used here instead of the past simple.
- It is emphasizing a recent event of some importance.
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SquareI don't understand why the present perfect is used here instead of the past simple.It is emphasizing a recent event of some importance.
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