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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 Mexicoâ€™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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Colombia; Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Securities Regulation, Insolvency and Creditor Rights Systems, and Payment Systems; and Comments by Authorities

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper presents a Financial System Stability Assessment Update, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) on the Securities Regulation, Insolvency and Creditor Rights Systems, and Payment Systems in Colombia. Overall, the financial sector appears relatively stable and...

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Bolivia; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

Preliminary estimates show that pension costs will continue to grow for several years, and controlling and curbing pension costs will be a challenge for Bolivia. Market-friendly reforms could limit the scope for dollarization and its risks. A gradual shift toward a more flexible exchange rate...

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba; 2002 Article TV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This 2002 Article IV Consultation for the Kingdom of the Netherlandsâ€”Aruba highlights that after growing at more than 4 percent per year in 1996â€“2000, the Aruba economy experienced two years of retrenchment, with GDP falling an estimated 1.2 percent in 2001 and 3.8 percent in 2002....

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Republic of Moldova; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the macroeconomic impact of workersâ€™ remittances on Moldova. The paper focuses on Moldovaâ€™s labor emigration since the late-1990s using survey data designed to shed light on the economic and social consequences of migration. The survey results...

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