Day archives: December 19th, 2015

Guidance on credit risk and accounting for expected credit losses

Bank for International Settlement – “This document sets out supervisory guidance on sound credit risk practices associated with the implementation and ongoing application of expected credit loss (ECL) accounting frameworks. The move to ECL accounting frameworks by accounting standard setters is an important step forward in resolving the weakness identified during the recent financial crisis …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents

IMF releases extensive data bases on global economies

“The IMF has released results of the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS) on December 9, 2015, the worldwide survey of bilateral direct investment positions, with 100 economies reporting 2014 data, compared to 90 economies last year. 66 percent of the total inward direct investment position is concentrated in 10 economies.”

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Comparing source coverage, citation counts and speed of indexing in Google Scholar and Scopus

Comparing source coverage, citation counts and speed of indexing in Google Scholar and Scopus, Henk F. Moed, Judit Bar-Ilan, Gali Halevi (Submitted on 17 Dec 2015) arXiv:1512.05741 [cs.DL] “An analysis of 1,200 target articles in 12 journals in 6 subject fields and of 7,000 citations to 36 top cited articles found in virology and chemistry …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

New Report Highlights 10 Rare Species with No Room to Roam

Defender’s of Wildlife news release: “Fences, dams, roads, and other developments are among the leading causes of wildlife habitat fragmentation, according to a new report released today by the Endangered Species Coalition. The report, No Room to Roam: 10 American Species in Need of Connectivity and Corridors, highlights ten rare or endangered species that lack …

Subjects: Environmental Law, Government Documents