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Coverage : The Scope of Protection in Retirement Income Systems

World Bank - 2012

that workers make contributions to a retirement-savings plan, fewer than ten per cent comply in South Asia and Sub …

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Annuities : Regulating Withdrawals from Individual Pension Accounts

World Bank - 2012

retirement accounts are a vehicle for retirement savings but they do not become a pension in the conventional sense of the word …

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Pension Reform Primer : Issues, Challenges, Options and Arguments in Pension Reform

World Bank - 2012

The World Bank Pension Reform Primer aims to provide a comprehensive toolkit for policy makers on designing and implementing pension reform. It is based on continuously updated information from countries that have introduced reforms emphasizing the role of privately-managed individual retirement...

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Veterans : Pensions and Other Compensation in Post-Conflict Countries

World Bank - 2012

The question of how best to compensate veterans in the aftermath of war is one that is relevant to many developing countries. Civil wars and independence struggles often affect the poorest regions of the world, and leave an enormous financial burden, including benefits to former fighters and...

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Notional Accounts : Notional Defined Contribution Plans as a Pension Reform Strategy

World Bank - 2012

Notional accounts are designed to mimic a defined contribution plan, where the pension depends on contributions and investment returns. (For this reason, they are sometimes called notional, defined-contribution schemes). Pension contributions are tracked in accounts which earn a rate of return....

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Retirement : Can Pension Reform Reverse the Trend to Earlier Retirement?

World Bank - 2012

This edition of the Pension Reform Primer examines the global trend in early retirement among rich and poorer countries, the reasons for people retiring early, the burden of early retirement on the pension system, recent policy initiatives to promote employment of older workers, and people's...

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Portfolio Limits : Pension Investment Restrictions Compromise Fund Performance

World Bank - 2012

The value of funded pensions can depend critically on the funds' investment performance. To try and protect people …'s savings, governments often regulate pension funds strictly, particularly when contributions are mandatory. For example, the … new funded pension systems in Latin America and Eastern Europe are more stringently regulated than private pensions in …

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Qualitative Assessment of Economic Mobility and Labor Markets in Turkey : A Gender Perspective

World Bank - 2015

Turkey has recently experienced significant population growth, gross domestic product (GDP) growth, and modernization. The economic structure in Turkey has been changing rapidly due to privatization and global growth. This report examines men and women's perception of factors that are perceived...

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Study on Gender Impacts of Land Titling in Post-Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia

World Bank - 2010

The tsunami that originated from the Indian Ocean in 2004 wreaked massive destruction, killing more than 130,000 people and displacing half a million individuals in Aceh, Indonesia. More than 800 kilometers of coastline was affected, and close to 53,795 land parcels were destroyed. The land...

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Whispers to Voices : Gender and Social Transformation in Bangladesh

World Bank - 2008

Bangladesh stands out as the shining new example in South Asia of a poor country achieving impressive gains in gender equality. Between 1971 and 2004, Bangladesh halved its fertility rates. In much of the country today, girls' secondary school attendance exceeds that of boys. The gender gap in...

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