(2)In May 2008, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards, hereinafter ‘the Improvements’, in the framework of its annual improvement process which aims at streamlining and clarifying the international accounting standards. The Improvements include 35 amendments to the existing international accounting standards divided into two parts, Part I contains amendments that result in accounting changes for presentation, recognition or measurement purposes, Part II relates to changes in terminology or to amendments of editorial nature.