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People and Forest Interface : Contribution of Liberia's Forests to Household Incomes, Subsistence, and Resilience

World Bank Group - 2020

Household Forest Survey (NHFS) was implemented to close this data gap. Significant dependence of forest proximate HHs on forests …

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Qualitative Assessment of Health Equity among the Elderly People in Thailand : Utilization and Financial Protection

World Bank Group - 2015

Thailand has succeeded in expanding coverage of publicly-funded and publicly-managed health insurance schemes, following the introduction of universal health coverage policy in 2001. While Thailand's achievement of universal health coverage (UC) is well noted, recent researches and studies have...

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Successfully Adapting Health and Social Care to an Older Population in Croatia : Policy Note

World Bank Group - 2020

This policy note assesses Croatia's readiness for increased longevity. It focuses on health and social care services for the elderly, identifying critical gaps, or open questions, in the key areas of services, workforce, financing and governance. The aim is to support reforms that strengthen...

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Nigeria : Developing Housing Finance

World Bank Group - 2016

This report summarizes the results of the analytical work on housing market finance carried out by the World Bank Group … develop a sustainable housing finance market in Nigeria, and improve the effectiveness of interventions aimed at stimulating … the housing market and providing quality housing to the population. The work was funded by DFID and carried out over 2013 …

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Mexico Financial Sector Assessment Program Update : Technical Note on the Pension Annuity Market

World Bank Group - 2006

This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market in Mexico that stemmed from the 1997 pension reform. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics that provide lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of...

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The Evolution of the Canadian Pension Model : Practical Lessons for Building World-Class Pension Organizations

World Bank Group - 2017

Canada is home to some of the world's most admired and successful public pension organizations. This was not always the case. As recently as the mid-1980s, many Canadian public pensions were invested largely or entirely in domestic government bonds, were funded primarily on a pay-as-you go...

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Early Access to Pension Savings : International Experience and Lessons Learnt

World Bank Group - 2019

The objectives of a well-designed pension system are poverty reduction in old age and income smoothing throughout an individuals' lifetime. Over the last thirty years, changing demographic trends have caused a shift from 'pay as you go' and occupational defined benefit (DB) schemes - where the...

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Thailand Financial Sector Assessment Program : Funded Pension System

World Bank Group - 2019

While Thailand's pension system is typically described as a multipillar pension scheme, its design is highly fragmented and offers adequate coverage only to a small segment of the population, including civil servants and high-income individuals. In its 2018 Article IV report, the IMF highlighted...

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Pension Systems in East Africa : A Deep Dive

World Bank Group - 2019

In this book, the authors share the East African story of pensions with the world. We have tried to give readers a perspective on the state of pensions within the EAC and contribute toward the development of the sector. We have also sought to provide practical advice to the business community...

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Pension System plus Climate Risk : Measurement plus Mitigation

World Bank Group - 2020

This report focuses on pension system greening and aims to provide data-driven recommendations to orient climate-aligned investment practices. In order to undertake a holistic analysis, this report consists of the following sections: a literature review outlining the need to green the global...

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