[Report] Further reforms needed to tackle growing risk of pensioner poverty - OECD

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 16:07

oecd.org (01.12.2015) Recent reforms have made pension systems more financially sustainable and pensioners have higher living standards than ever before. But future generations are likely to find their pension entitlements much less generous than today’s and many may face a serious risk of pensioner poverty, according to a new OECD report.

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Financial crisis damage still being felt by pension systems worldwide

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 16:05

CBC News (01.12.2015) Pension systems remain under strain in many countries amid slow economic growth and moves by governments to shore up financial stability in the wake of the global financial crisis, a new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests.

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Uganda's social security fund seeks stake in planned refinery

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 14:07

Reuters (30.11.2015) Uganda's state-run National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the country's sole pensions firm, intends to buy a stake in a planned $2.5 billion refinery to process the country's crude, the fund's top official told Reuters on Monday.

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Deutschland: Gesundheitssystem stärker für Migranten öffnen

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 09:47

Bundesregierung Artikel (17.11.2015) Zuwanderer sollen einen besseren Zugang zum Gesundheitssystem erhalten. Das betonte die Kanzlerin beim Integrationsgipfel im Kanzleramt. Merkel ging auch auf die Anschläge in Paris ein und bekräftigte, es müsse alles getan werden, die Verbrechen aufzuklären.

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France: Le Parlement adopte définitivement le projet de budget de la Sécurité sociale pour 2016

Submitted by monitor on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 09:23

Le Monde (01.12.2015) Le Parlement a adopté définitivement, lundi 30 novembre, par un ultime vote de l’Assemblée nationale, le projet de budget de la Sécurité sociale pour 2016. Le texte vise notamment à ramener le déficit sous la barre des 10 milliards d’euros (à 9,7 milliards contre 12,8 milliards en 2015).

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France: En quoi consiste le « fonds de pension à la française » voulu par Emmanuel Macron ?

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 11/30/2015 - 17:15

lemonde.fr (27.11.2015) Vendredi 27 novembre, Emmanuel Macron a détaillé son projet de « fonds de pension à la française » devant un parterre d’assureurs réunis à l’occasion de la COP 21. Le ministre de l’économie veut créer un nouveau cadre réglementaire pour que l’argent épargné par les salariés en vue de leur retraite permette de mieux financer les entreprises.

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Chile: Ministro Barraza por cambio de ficha de protección social: "Buscamos que el sistema sea más justo"

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 11/30/2015 - 14:32

ADN Radio (30.11.2015) A partir del próximo año, la ficha de protección social dará paso a un nuevo sistema de beneficios, el Registro Social de Hogares, lo que según el ministro de Desarrollo Social, Marco Barraza, hará que "el sistema sea más justo".

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India: Conditional cash transfer - ‘Girls who benefitted more likely to continue education’ | The Indian Express

Submitted by monitor on Mon, 11/30/2015 - 14:03

The Indian Express (30.11.2015) A survey conducted by the International Centre for Research on Women has revealed that girls who received conditional cash transfer (CCT), attained higher schooling and were more likely to continue their education.

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