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Guinea-Bissau Economic Update, Spring 2024 : Retiring the Fiscal Risk

World Bank Group - 2024

The Guinea-Bissau Economic Update monitors significant recent economic developments in the country, highlighting the key structural challenges Guinea-Bissau faces in its pursuit of inclusive and sustained growth

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Housing Finance : Investment Opportunities for Pension Funds

World Bank Group - 2018

The global housing deficit in both developed and developing countries is increasing - driven by demographic and other mega-trends including urbanization and income inequality. Global pension fund assets, on the other hand, are both growing and increasingly looking for long-term, productive...

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Poland : Development of Capital Markets and Pension Funds

World Bank Group - 2019

Poland's capital markets can play a crucial supporting role to the ongoing economic development and efficient allocation of credit. Capital markets will become increasingly important to meet the long-term funding needs of strategic sectors, including large, medium and small entities. Expansion...

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Sustainable Investment : Best Practice Disclosure Checklist for Pension Funds

World Bank Group - 2020

There are compelling reasons for asset owners - in particular large pension funds and sovereign wealth funds - to adopt sustainable investment, and for governments to support them in these endeavors. First, asset owners have a key role to play in providing the capital that supports national...

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Leveraging Pension Fund Investment for Domestic Development : Namibia's Regulation 29 Approach

World Bank Group - 2020

The note describes Namibia's approach to support domestic economic development via mandating investment of a percentage of the large pool of local institutional capital in alternative financing vehicles within the context of an underdeveloped capital market. Namibian approach diverges from...

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Government Pension Fund Thailand Environmental, Social, and Governance Weight and Score : Asset Valuation Methodology

World Bank Group - 2020

As one of the largest pension funds in Thailand, government pension fund (GPF) is fully aware of its importance as a universal owner and of its role supporting sustainable global values within the context of environmental, social, and governance (ESG). In 2018, GPF publicly announced its...

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ESG Integration at the Government Pension Fund of Thailand

World Bank Group - 2024

This report describes the ESG integration practices at GPF as a practical example of how a pension fund can integrate ESG considerations into its investment practices and processes. The report focuses on the incorporation of ESG issues into our investment analysis and decision-making process....

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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

stakeholders in emerging economies working to improve their pension arrangements and retirement systems. Although a growing body of …

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Early Access to Pension Savings : International Experience and Lessons Learnt

World Bank Group - 2019

occupational defined benefit (DB) schemes - where the obligation for paying for retirement income is with the state and employers … - to defined contribution (DC) schemes, where the obligation to save for retirement rests more with individuals. The … retirement, for individuals. However, an increasing challenge has been balancing genuine needs for some pre-retirement liquidity …

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