El País (14.01.2019) Los Presupuestos de 2019 vuelven a incluir un préstamo de Hacienda a la Seguridad Social para pagar las pensiones. Ascenderá a unos 15.000 millones, el equivalente al 1,2% del PIB, apuntan fuentes de Trabajo. Es una cantidad parecida a la de 2018 y supera los 10.000 millones de 2017. Estos créditos cubren el desfase entre lo recaudado por cotizaciones y lo pagado en pensiones para las pagas de verano y Navidad. Así evitan que se agote el Fondo de Reserva.

Le Monde (02.01.2019) L’Agirc et Arrco ne font plus qu’un. L’impact sur les salariés ? Ils vont voir leurs points convertis, mais surtout leurs cotisations modifiées.  Jusqu’à l’année dernière, deux régimes de retraite complémentaire coexistaient pour les salariés. L’Arrco, à laquelle tous cotisent, et l’Agirc, qui ne concerne que les cadres. Ces derniers disposent donc, à terme, de deux pensions complémentaires. Cette dualité a disparu le 1er janvier 2019.

gulf-times (12.12.2018) Since its establishment in 2002, the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority worked on being a safe haven for Qatari citizens, as well as on supporting the 2030 National Vision and other national development strategies.  The authority is also looking to reach the highest levels of efficiency, and the most prestigious status among its peers, reflecting the values of the Qatari society in terms of respecting privacy and enjoying its prosperity

OECD (03.12.2018) Improvements in the design of pension systems over the last decade in OECD countries have made them more financially sustainable and governments should now focus on ensuring they provide people with an adequate retirement income, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Pensions Outlook 2018 says that governments face challenges includng population ageing, low returns on retirement savings, low growth, less stable employment careers and insufficient pension coverage among some groups of workers.

boursorama (23.11.2018) Au 1er janvier 2019, les régimes de retraite complémentaire Agirc et Arrco fusionnent. A cette occasion, de nouvelles conditions de départ à la retraite sont mises en place. Si vous êtes salarié du privé, le montant de votre retraite complémentaire va être majoré ou minoré de manière temporaire en fonction de votre âge de départ à la retraite. Ce mécanisme est appelé bonus/malus ou coefficient de solidarité.

arabtimesonline (07.11.2018) Society’s security could not be achieved without having effective economic and social security policies that meet people’s needs and preserve their rights, Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Minister of Finance Dr Nayef Al-Hajraf has stated. This remark was made by Al-Hajraf at the inauguration of the 19th conference of the International Conference of Social Security Actuaries, Statisticians and Investment Specialists which kicked off on Kuwait Tuesday under aegis of His Highness the Amir.

From 1981 to 2014, thirty countries privatized fully or partially their public mandatory pensions; as of 2018, eighteen countries have reversed the privatization.

This issue of Policy in Focus gathers articles from leading scholars, researchers and practitioners to discuss these challenges from different perspectives. They examine the current state of non-contributory social protection in the MENA region as a whole and in specific countries and explore how these countries have been coping with and learning from the recent economic and humanitarian crises.

ILO (31.10.2018) From 1981 to 2014, thirty countries privatized fully or partially their public mandatory pensions; as of 2018, eighteen countries have reversed the privatization.

EurActiv (23.10.2018) La grande majorité des actifs des 100 plus grands fonds de pension n’ont pas fait l’objet d’une évaluation des risques climatiques.