Suisse: Prévoyance professionnelle - L’avenir du deuxième pilier provoquera de gros tiraillements

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TDG (16.06.2017) Le 5 juin, le Conseil des Etats a pris une décision qui enchante les magistrats genevois et vaudois gérant l’aide sociale. Tout en suscitant l’ire des milieux immobiliers et des caisses de pension.

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switzerland

Le Nigéria négocie un prêt de 500 millions de dollars avec la Banque mondiale

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latribune.fr (22.06.2017) Annoncé en décembre dernier, le programme de protection sociale du Nigéria a besoin d'argent frais. L'ambitieux projet qui cible une réduction conséquente du taux de pauvreté nécessite près de 500 millions de dollars. La Banque mondiale semble prête à soutenir Abuja.

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nigeria
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Extension of coverage

[Report] The impacts of combining agricultural and social protection interventions

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FAO (2017) This is the policy brief drawn from a longer review that analyses and summarizes impact evaluation findings that focus on the interaction between agricultural interventions (including rural extension services, rural development, natural resource management, access to markets, subsidized credit, investment grants, access to improved seeds and fertilizer subsidies), and social protection interventions, with specific attention to social assistance such as cash transfers and public works.

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Extension of coverage

[Informe] Hacia un gasto público social más eficiente y efectivo en Centroamérica

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bancomundial (Mayo 2017) Aunque existen diferencias entre los países centroamericanos (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y Panamá), como las guerras civiles que sufrieron algunos de ellos en la región, los países centroamericanos tienen muchas similitudes como es la extensión territorial, así como la historia y la cultura. Una dificultad que enfrentan los seis países centroamericanos es como mejorar la distribución de los presupuestos generales de nación, y sobre todo en la eficiencia del gasto en los sectores sociales.

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latin america
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Financing

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St. Lucia: ILO and CDB hold policy dialogue on social protection and youth employment

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St. Lucia News Online (23.06.2017Members of the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean met with representatives of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for a policy dialogue on social protection and youth empowerment and employment — two key areas of work for both organizations that play an important role in promoting an inclusive, equitable and prosperous Caribbean.

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Employment of young workers