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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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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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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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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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Making Pension Savings Easy and Efficient for Informal Sector Workers : Learning from Kenya's Haba Haba Pilot

World Bank Group - 2024

Haba Haba, which means "bit by bit" in Swahili, is a voluntary pension scheme in Kenya for workers in informal employment and promises to be a scheme through which they can slowly but surely save for their old age. The scheme, administered by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was launched...

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Chronic Illness and Retirement in Jamaica.

Handa, S.; Neitzert, M. - World Bank Group - 1997

This paper explores the impact of six non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) on the decision to retire among men and women aged 45-85 in Jamaica using the 1991 and 1992 Survey of Living Conditions data base.

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Cost Sharing in the Social Sectors of Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on the Poor.

Adams, A.V.; Hartnett, T. - World Bank Group - 1996

This study reviews the African Region of the World Bank's current thinking on cost sharing and the poor as apllied in Sub-Saharan Africa. It inventories country experiences and Bank activities in cost sharing for education and health, reviews African experiences with the implementation of cost...

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Social Assistance in Albania. Decentralization and Targeted Transfers

Alderman, H. - World Bank Group - 1998

Albania provides a small amount of social assistance to nearly 20 % of its population through a system that allows a degree of community discretion in determining distribution. This study investigates the poverty targeting of this program. It indicates that relative to other safety net programs...

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Arab Pension Systems : Trends, Challenges and Options for Reforms

Arab Monetary Fund - 2017

This report provides an overview of current pension challenges and opportunities formembers of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)1. There is an urgent need to address pensionissues in the region to address fiscal, macroeconomic, sustainability, equity and welfarechallenges. The report sets out...

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Mongolia Economic Update : Navigating Stronger Headwinds - Fiscal Sustainability of the Mongolian Pension Scheme

World Bank Group - 2022

The report provides recent macroeconomic developments, outlook, and risks that Mongolia faces. The timing of the release of this report is ideal considering that, the Mongolian economy, which was recovering from the COVID-19 on the back of a successful vaccination program and income support,...

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