highlights that the public pension for a single person is equal to 70 percent of the (statutory) minimum wage. The minimum wage … and public pensions thus move in lock-step; they are both by law indexed to contract wages in the private sector. This …This Selected Issues paper examines the long-term issues with pension expenditures in the Netherlands. The paper …

This Selected Issues paper reviews developments during 2001–02 in the Belarusian pension system, and discusses … potential short- and medium-term reforms needed to put pension system finances on a sustainable path. The paper presents a short … overview of demographic trends and developments in Belarus and their impact on the pension system. It discusses the financial …

the fiscal consequences of aging will require increasing the retirement age to 65 years, followed by further increases to …

This Selected Issues paper on Chile assesses the long-term outlook of Chile’s private pension system. The paper …

moderate. The number of pensioners has risen in recent years, but this is mainly owing to early retirees taking advantage of … the generous disability and pension systems. The paper also examines the need for health care reforms in Switzerland. …

it is generally successful in explaining bilateral financial flows. If the pension gap were to be financed through the …

This technical note for the Republic of Poland on competition and performance explains the Polish pension system and … small pension funds operating while imposing strict caps on fees. If the government decides to continue pursuing policy of …