Lessons from the steppes: Mongolia's model social insurance system

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ilo.org (01.09.2015) As a role model for social insurance systems, Mongolia, with the help of the ILO, shares its efficient single window system for social services with other countries in South East Asia.

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Asia
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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

Suisse: Caisses maladie - Les primes vont augmenter jusqu'à 6% en 2016

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tdg (01.09.2015) Mauvaise nouvelle sur le front des primes de l'assurance maladie. Selon le comparateur en ligne bonus.ch, qui se fonde sur une première analyse se basant sur 80'000 primes communiquées, la hausse moyenne sera légèrement supérieure à l'an passé et oscillera entre 4% et 6% de manière générale.

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switzerland
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Health
Financing

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Maroc-Pays-Bas : Les négociations sur la convention de sécurité sociale ont échoué

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yabiladi.com (01.09.2015) Le Maroc et les Pays-Bas n'arrivent pas à trouver un accord sur la convention de sécurité sociale liant les deux pays. Les Pays-Bas menacent même de supprimer la convention. Mais le Maroc ne compte pas reculer sur les acquis des MRE. Ce qui ravive un différend que le ballet diplomatique ne parvient pas encore régler.

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morocco
netherlands
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Governance and administration

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[Opinion] Bangladesh: Protecting the poorest

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The Daily Star (31.08.2015) The honourable Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has promised to eradicate extreme poverty by 2021 and has made remarkable progress towards this goal. Over the past five years, an estimated 10 million people have made the catalytic leap out of extreme poverty and onto the first rung of the economic ladder. This has been possible because our government has recognized the extreme poor as a group very different from the poor, a group with different needs.

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bangladesh
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Inequalities