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Thailand Financial Sector Assessment Program : Funded Pension System
World Bank Group - 2019
productivity growth. While these reforms are needed, private pensions can also play a role inimproving retirement income for … savings for retirement. This note also addresses the challenges of the private, funded system and proposes policy … recommendations for increasing coverage, improving efficiency, and delivering sustainable retirement income in the payout phase. This …
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Towards an Inclusive, Equitable and Sustainable National Pension System in Iraq
International Monetary Fund - 2024
A pension system is at the heart of social protection. By ensuring income security for older persons and other vulnerable groups, it prevents poverty, reduces inequality, and facilitates consumption smoothing. A pension system also affects the working population's labor market choices and has...
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Republic of Korea; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper highlights that the authorities in the Republic of Korea recognize the pension policy challenges ahead, and a first wave of reforms has already been launched. Despite the reforms to date, much remains to be done. Without further reforms, the public pension systems in...
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Netherlands; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1996
This Selected Issues paper examines the long-term issues with pension expenditures in the Netherlands. The paper 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...
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Mexico; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: The Pension Annuity Market
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper presents a technical note on Mexico’s Financial Sector Assessment Program update. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics that provide lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. The...
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Pension Reform in Belgium
International Monetary Fund - 1996
increasing the mandatory retirement age is discussed. We also calculate rates of return on the participation in the Belgian …
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Fiscal Implications of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This note reflects macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts presented with the April 2009 World Economic Outlook, as well as information on fiscal stimulus and financial and industrial sector support gathered through mid-May. It follows the request by G-20 leaders for the Fund to assess regularly the...
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Republic of Kazakhstan; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update—Technical Note—Investment Opportunities for Pension Funds
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This technical note examines investment opportunities for pension funds in Kazakhstan. It puts forward policy alternatives that could lead to improved management of pension fund assets in Kazakhstan. The note emphasizes prudence in the management of pension assets, given the social and fiscal...
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San Marino; 2004 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for San Marino
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This 2004 Article IV Consultation for San Marino reports that the economy has slowed considerably since 2000 with the fading of key competitive advantages that had contributed to past rapid development. To restore a positive net asset position and the ability to buffer adverse external shocks,...
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Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The Selected Issues paper of the Netherlands provides an overview of the Dutch pension system. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of the existing bargaining model, compares the Dutch wage bargaining in different periods, examines the past macroeconomic performance of the Netherlands,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591315