sustainability

Japan: Business Sustainable Subsidy

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Jizokuka-kyufukin (01.09.2020) One time subsidy for small and medium-sized enterprises and sole proprietors whose  sales of any month from January to December reduced by at least 50% compared to that of last year. The amount is 2,000,000 yen maximum for SMEs, and 1,000,000 yen maximum for sole proprietors including freelances. Application can be done online during 1st May 2020 to 15th January 2021.

Regions / Country
japan
Topics
Information and communication technology
E-services
Cash transfers
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Republic of Korea: Job maintenance cost loan project

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The Ministry of Employment and Labor (30.07.2020) The Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Labor Welfare Corporation announced that they will accept the loan maintenance project for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with no financial resources due to the temporary management difficulties following the spread of Corona 19.

Regions / Country
korea, Republic of
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
Employment policies
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Réunion: Regional safeguard fund

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Réunion Region (18.05.2020) This fund is part of a principle of subsidiarity, in addition to the other mechanisms operated by the State and the local authorities, and must allow “last resort” intervention. It is therefore mobilized if: • the applicant does not have access to a bank loan or to other support tools offered by the State, the Region (rebound loan) or other communities, • the other support tools did not meet the cash flow requirements.

It is an Advance of 10,000 € - repayable in 3 years, including 1 year deferred No Guarantee - Interest rate = 0%

Regions / Country
Réunion
Global challenges
Topics
Shocks & extreme events
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Réunion: Regional rebound fund

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Réunion region (02.07.2020)With the objective of strengthening the cash flow of SMEs affected by the crisis, in the amount of € 30K to € 300K, this aid takes the form of a zero-interest loan and is open to SMEs potentially created for more than a year (with at least 1 balance sheet) This fund allows SMEs to have facilities and the possibility of seeing coming with:  2 years deferred repayment, 0% interest rate, and  No administration fees.

Regions / Country
Réunion
Global challenges
Topics
COVID-19
Financial crisis
Document Type

Costa Rica: SPECIAL SOLIDARITY CONTRIBUTION TO HIGH PENSIONS

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Ministry of finance (17.07.2020) Starting this July, the National Treasury of the Ministry of Finance will apply to pensions higher than ¢ 2,296,000 corresponding to the National Pension Directorate, Pension Board of the National Teaching Staff and the Ex-Presidents Regime, the deduction for special solidarity and redistributive contribution, established by Law No. 9796 (“Law to Redesign and Redistribute the Resources of the Special Solidarity Contribution”).   

Regions / Country
costa rica
Global challenges
Topics
Old-age pensions
Contribution collection and compliance
Financing
Inequalities
Mutual benefit societies
Document Type

Kuwait: Amendments to the Insurance Law are in the interest of the citizen

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Social Insurance Institution (21.06.2020) In context of the improvement in life rates in Kuwait and the decrease in death rates due to the development of health care, the Kuwaiti National Assembly approved a draft law amending some provisions of the Social Insurance Law related to the replacement system, whereby the tables of the replacement value were modified so that the insured and the pensioners could obtain higher replacement values ​​than before.

 

 

Regions / Country
kuwait
Topics
Old-age pensions
Actuarial
Service quality
Document Type

France: Commission des affaires sociales : audition consacrée au suivi des mesures d'urgence prises dans le cadre de la lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19.

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senat.fr (29.04.2020) Compte rendu de l'audition du directeur de l'Agence Centrale des Organismes de Sécurité Sociale (ACOSS, agence nationale du recouvrement des cotisations) sur le chiffrage des mesures d'accompagnement par la Sécurité sociale de la crise du Coronavirus.

Regions / Country
Europe
france
Global challenges
Topics
Contribution collection and compliance
Financing
Financial crisis
Document Type

Le krach boursier menace les retraites dans de nombreux pays

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Selon le Congressional Budget Office (CBO), les fonds auraient perdu au total 2 000 milliards de dollars en quinze mois (20 % de leur valeur). Les célèbres CalPERS et CalSTRS, dédiés au financement des retraites des fonctionnaires et professeurs de Californie, ont fondu de 26 % et 10 % depuis fin juin.

Topics
Old-age pensions
Pensions
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Economic impact
Societal Impact
New risks
Document Type

CNPS: Des pensions retraites plus consistantes - Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale

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Grace à la réforme paramétrique intervenue en février2015, à l’initiative du président de la République, la pension mensuelle la plus élevée payée par la CNPS est passée de 154 000 francs CFA en 2008 à 409 100 francs CFA à ce jour !

Regions / Country
cameroon
Global challenges
Topics
Pensions
Financing
Document Type