US: Where is the Money Going? - State’s Giant Pension Funds Lost $5.2 Billion in Fossil Fuel Investments

Submitted by monitor on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 14:59

allgov.com (17.08.2015) It has been a 12 months in the market for fossil fuel investors. Oil alone lost around $1.3 trillion. Public institutions that bent to the will of alternative energy supporters clamoring for divestment saved a lot of money.

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[Opinion] Social-protection policies must not wait until a country becomes prosperous

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 15:15

D+C - Development + Cooperation (10.07.2015) Social protection policies prevent poverty, foster pro-poor growth and stabilise political orders. They also serve to reduce inequality. Markus Loewe of the German Development Institute discussed the history and basic concepts of welfare-state policies in an interview with Hans Dembowski.

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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

[Opinion] Pension reforms since the financial crisis could have a serious impact on the future retirement incomes of young Europeans

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 15:07

London School of Economics (11.08.2015) What effect has the financial crisis had on pension systems in EU countries? Aaron G. Grech notes that prior to the crisis there was a significant divergence in pensions across the EU, with some states having relatively generous systems in comparison to others. He writes that following the crisis, southern European states have had to substantially cut back on pensions, while other states in northern Europe have remained relatively unscathed.

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european union
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Old-age pensions
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Kenya Receives Sh3.2bn Healthcare Loan From Japan

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 14:41

allAfrica.com (17.08.2015) "The credit will provide general budget support specifically to the health sector with a view to promoting attainment of universal healthcare in the country. This will be achieved through expanding and strengthening essential health services at county hospitals in the country," Rotich said.

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kenya
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France: Compte pénibilité - des simplifications, mais encore des questions et des inquiétudes

Submitted by monitor on Fri, 08/14/2015 - 08:00

Le Monde (13.08.2015) Depuis le 1er janvier 2015, le compte personnel de prévention de la pénibilité (C3P) est partiellement entré en vigueur. Usine à gaz pour les uns, avancée sociale majeure pour les autres, ce dispositif, emblématique de la réforme des retraites, a fait l’objet de quelques modifications avant l’été. Mais il reste des points d’achoppement.

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france
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Disability

France: Médicaments: vers la suppression du taux de remboursement à 15%?

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 08/13/2015 - 14:40

lefigaro.fr (13.08.2015) Dominique Polton, conseillère auprès de la direction de la Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie, préconise une remise à plat des taux de remboursement des médicaments. La suppression du taux à 15% et l'instauration d'un taux unique de remboursement sont envisagées.

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Ces technologies qui vont transformer l'assurance

Submitted by monitor on Thu, 08/13/2015 - 14:38

lesechos.fr (13.08.2015) La technologie permet d'analyser presque tous les aspects de la vie d'un consommateur, donc tous les risques qu'il prend au quotidien, même dans sa vie quotidienne, à son domicile. A condition de maîtriser tous les métiers de l'électronique (pour capter les bonnes informations) et d'avoir développé des algorithmes complexes (pour analyser les données captées).

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