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New resources for primary teachers
New resources in the David Wilson Library for primary school teachers.
Mobile trends
comScore has released its latest Mobile Future in Focus report for the US http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Presentations_and_Whitepapers/2013/2013_Mobile_Future_in_Focus Quick summary of the contents available: http://www.infotodayeurope.com/2013/03/04/mobile-trends-2012-2013/
Bloomberg: Nike bonds
Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, has raised $1 billion with its first new debt sale in a decade. The company is offering 10- and 30-year securities. Bloomberg functions show the bonds are priced with yields less than the consumer discretionary sector curve. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
UK and Business with EU
Business for Britain A new lobby group campaigning to press the government to renegotiate the UK’s deal with the EU. See news and the signatories on the website. For Official EU policy (covering funding and policy) see the SME portal UK government advice on business trading in the EU
Humanitarian crises app
New United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Humanitarian Kiosk iOS app A new application for geting the latest news direct from the UN about humanitarian crises and international aid.
Global information technology report 2013
Global information technology report Released by World Economic Forum, this report includes Networked Readiness Index Rankings, country data profiles and Case Studies of ICT being used for competitiveness and well-being. Other useful sites for world rankings of ICT are the ITU’s Measuring the Information Society report. This annual report enables benchmarking of development to take place. It […]
Sources of data on human rights in the Middle East/ Arab world
Arab Barometer – Established in 2005 by scholars in the Arab world and the United States. Data on political attitudes of Arab citizens. Arab Democracy Index -A project of the Arab Reform Initiative (a consortium of fifteen key policy research centers from the Arab world with partners from Europe and the United States) Biennial reports […]
UK Peace Index
According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, United Kingdom Peace Index http://www.visionofhumanity.org/unitedkingdompeaceindex/2013/ the UK is 11% per cent more peaceful than it was a decade ago. The UKPI measures levels of peace according to five key indicators: the levels of violent crime, homicide, public disorder, weapons crime and the number of police. The main website […]
Bloomberg: Credit Default Swaps
Since the European Union ban on naked sovereign CDS in November, the volume of sovereign CDS trades has plummeted while the volume on financials CDS has increased, according to DTCC data. Bloomberg functions show that since January the spread of the European financials CDS index has widened as market participants may be using it as […]
Bloomberg guide on corporate governance
With the 2013 annual general meeting season underway, attention is being given to corporate governance issues, with companies taking an increasingly proactive role in engaging with their shareholders and improving communications. Bloomberg functions provide transparency and help users analyze issues such as executive pay and diversity. You can find case studies using the function FFM […]
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