Pensions

Guatemala con pocos recursos destinados a protección social

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 elPeriódico de Guatemala (09.01.2018)  L a protección social para la población guatemalteca está en el nivel más bajo de los promedios regionales. El país solo destina el 2.2 por ciento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) a gasto público en protección social, excluida la salud.

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guatemala
Topics
Pensions
Service quality
Social assistance
Financing
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[Opinion[ Suisse: Sécurité sociale: une réforme globale est nécessaire

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Le Temps (26.10.2017) La Suisse doit faire face aux effets des progrès de la médecine et du vieillissement de la population sur ses assurances sociales. Pour notre chroniqueur David Hiler, il faut augmenter la part du financement public

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switzerland
Topics
Pensions
Population ageing
Financing
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Commission wants new EU labour authority to crack down on worker abuse

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euractiv.com (14.09.2017) European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to set up a new EU institution to monitor how labour law is applied in member states. The Commission will outline its plans for the supervisory authority by the end of 2018.

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Health
Pensions
Migration
Financing
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Posted workers: Macron’s first victory in reforming the EU

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euractiv.com (24.10.2017) After lengthy negotiations, EU member states found a compromise on Monday (23 October) on the reform of posted workers, one of the pivotal issues for the EU reform pushed by Emmanuel Macron. 

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Health
Pensions
Employment
Employment policies
Migration
Financing
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India's pension system more sustainable than others: Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 2017

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Moneycontrol.com (25.10.2017) The index measuring 30 countries and covering 60 percent of the world’s population, has urged countries with unsustainable pension systems to take action now

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india
Topics
Financing
Pensions
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China: Blink and the elderly get their pensions easier

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Chinadaily.com.cn (06.08.2017) A pension revolution has been rolled out to help up to 260,000 retired people in Shenzhen. Traditional fingerprint identification has been replaced by "face recognition technology"

Regions / Country
china
Topics
Pensions
Information and communication technology
Technological transition

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Occupational pensions, a hidden Swiss treasure

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swissinfo.ch (15.09.2017) Occupational pension plans, obligatory since 1985, have considerable economic and social significance in Switzerland. The savings, which are now managed by pension funds and insurance companies, far exceed gross domestic product (GDP) and the reserves of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). 

Regions / Country
switzerland
Topics
Pensions

After Falcon Funds - Big PPM changes expected by June - Investment Europe

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Pension funds fraud in Swedish Premium pension framework

Regions / Country
sweden
Topics
Pensions
Population ageing
Investment
Financing
Error, evasion and fraud
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