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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 !

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cameroon
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Pensions
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UK: Amazon Alexa-NHS partnership splits expert opinion

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BBC News (10.07.2019) Worried about a lump? Got a nasty cough that won't budge? Many people Google queries about such symptoms daily - but now they can get NHS advice instantly by asking Amazon's Alexa.

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united kingdom
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Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Service delivery
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Tunisia secures $175 million (in loans) from World Bank to invest in startups and digitization of social security and education systems

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menabytes.com (09.07.2019) Tunisia has secured $175 million from the World Bank to support digital transformation in the country, the World Bank Group announced last month in a statement. The funding, according to different media reports, comes in the form of two loans.

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tunisia
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Information and communication technology
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
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Namibia: Efforts intensify on drafting social protection policy

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New Era Live (11.07.2019) Zephania Kameeta, Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare this when officially opening a regional consultative workshop on the Social Protection Policy Draft at Keetmanshoop earlier this week. The parliamentarian then explained that this draft aims specifically to address vulnerabilities, tackle social exclusion and eradicate poverty.

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namibia
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Social assistance
Conditional cash transfers

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How the gig economy could help power Africa's growth

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World Economic Forum (17.06.2019) By introducing portable benefits for gig workers, African governments and digital platforms can help to power the continent’s future growth. Otherwise, these platforms will lose top talent, countries will miss out on potential tax revenue, and Africa will fail to reap the full benefits of the digital revolution.

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Africa
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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France: Le décryptage éco. Réforme des retraites : des mesures dès 2020 ?

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francetvinfo (08.07.2019) La réforme des retraites promise par Emmanuel Macron se prépare. Mais ce week-end, Laurent Berger, le numéro un de la CFDT, a mis en garde le gouvernement si d’aventure il était tenté de prendre des mesures dès 2020 pour changer les règles. Laurent Berger a-t-il raison d’avoir peur ?

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france
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Pensions
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Pakistan: ‘Social protection will provide relief to the disenfranchised’

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The Express Tribune (09.07.2019) The economic wellbeing of the impecunious strata will be ensured by the incumbent government as the development of human resources is the focal point of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) policies, said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzda  He expressed his views while speaking to the media on Monday and briefed that the Punjab Ehsaas programme will provide socio-economic protection to the most vulnerable segments of society. “Social protection will provide relief to the disenfranchised.”

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pakistan
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Difficult-to-cover groups
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UK: Fewer than third of new fathers take paternity leave, research suggests

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independent. (08.07.2019) Less than one in three new fathers take paternity leave, a study has found. Research suggests roughly a third (31 per cent) of eligible new fathers used paternity leave in the last year compared to 32 per cent the previous year.

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united kingdom
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Family benefits
Parental leave
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Ireland; New social welfare scheme promises 'breathing space' for unemployed artists

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thejournal (08.07.2019)Unemployed artists will be able to receive jobseekers allowance while also focusing on their own work for 12 months.

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ireland
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Unemployment
Difficult-to-cover groups
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