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India: Nitish’s Universal Pension Scheme: An Act of Political Braggadocio

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NewsClick (02.07.2019) The Bihar Government on June 14 launched the Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna (MVPY), an old-age pension scheme that targets people above 60 years of age. The scheme brought under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme has two slabs for pension disbursement — Rs. 400 per month for those in the 60 to 79 years age group and Rs 500 per month for the elderly above 80 years. The scheme has been termed ‘universal’ because under this, the pension is no longer limited to the elderly that are identified under the BPL (Below Poverty Line) section.

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Rwanda: Social protection allocated Rwf174bn to reduce poverty

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The New Times (01.07.2019) Parliamentarians have called for reinforced monitoring and evaluation of the Rwf174.3 billion budget allocated to social protection in the fiscal year 2019/2020 for it to achieve its objective of lifting people out of poverty.

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Venezuela: La mitad de la población activa trabaja por cuenta propia

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noticierodigital (01.07.2019) En Venezuela hay actualmente unos 7 millones de trabajadores por cuenta propia. Es aproximadamente la mitad de la población económicamente activa. Desempeñan sus actividades individualmente, en microempresas familiares o entre personas cercanas “unidades económicas” informales (comillas solicitadas) [Una unidad económica informal no se encuentra registrada ante los organismos del Estado que regulan la actividad económica].

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venezuela
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UN: 80M jobs could be lost by 2030 due to climate change

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Globalnews.ca (01.07.2019)  Rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst hit, the United Nations said as Europe sweltered in record temperatures. A temperature rise of 1.5C by the end of century could lead to a 2.2 per cent drop in working hours – equal to 80 million full-time jobs – costing the global economy US$2.4 trillion, according to projections by the U.N.

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Four lessons from India in digital disruption

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World Economic Forum (19.06.2019) Digital technology can rapidly transform how countries provide services such as education and health to their citizens. The public services of the future should be effective, efficient, fair, data-driven, and responsive to individual needs. And the groundwork to turn this vision into reality needs to be laid now.

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india
Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Societal Impact
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G-20 Put Global Aging On The Agenda, But Did They Define Longevity As A Problem, Or An Opportunity?

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forbes.com (16.07.2019) The G-20, the world’s finance ministers and central bankers, are meeting in Japan. In keeping with the backdrop of Japan, the nation with the world’s fastest-aging population, global aging has made its way to the front of G-20’s agenda.

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G20: Aging Population and its Economic Impact + Immigration – T20 Japan 2019

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t20japan.org (2019) The rising trend of aging societies, a result of decreased fertility rates and longer life expectancies, signals drastic changes in the world’s demographic structure, as Asia clearly demonstrates.

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Bulgaria: More than 2,130,000 Pensioners Will Receive an Increase of 5.7% on Their Pensions From Today

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Novinite.com (01.07.3029) More than 2,130,000 pensioners will receive an increase of 5.7 percent on their pensions from today - 1 July. The change is in compliance with the Social Insurance Code provided for by all pension payments granted starting with 31 December 2018. This was announced by the National Social Security Institute

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bulgaria
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Pensions
Financing

Jamaica: Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience

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Jamaica Information (28.06.2019) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, says the country’s social protection programmes are moving towards increasing the standard of living and income of the vulnerable, as a means of building disaster resilience.

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jamaica
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