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  Strengthening public pension systems in Asia: Proceedings of the 2015 ADB—PPI conference on public pension systems

  Asian Development Bank, 2016

  While Asia remains a key driver of global economic growth, the outlook for the region anticipates slow marginal growth for 2015 before rebounding in 2016 and remaining stronger for the next 2 years.
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  Establishing comprehensive national old age pension systems

  KfW Bankengruppe, 2016

  The world is ageing rapidly. Older people currently comprise 12.2% of the world’s population, with 67% living in developing countries.1 By 2050, the proportion globally will reach 21.2%, with 80% in developing countries. As the world ages, ensuringincome security in old age becomes an  increasingly important policy issue.
• Organisation

  Pension Funds Online

  Pension Funds Online, published by Wilmington Publishing & Information, is a source for detailed financial data and contact information on pension funds globally which helps firms working withi
• Document

  Extending social insurance to informal workers

  Overseas Development Institute, 2016

  Informal workers face high levels of risks yet the majority are not covered by social insurance. Meanwhile, women informal workers face specific and heightened risks, yet more women than men are excluded from insurance schemes.
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  Social Protection for the elderly as a development strategy: a case study of Kenya's old persons cash transfer programme

  Instituto de Estudos Sociais e Económicos (IESE), 2016

  Kenya has made progressive investments in social protection forthe ageing, providing lessons and existing opportunities for similar programmes. In Kenya, there has been a paradigm shift from universal social protection schemes targeted at formal employees to inclusive schemes including both formal and informal sectors, corporations and individuals.
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  Expanding Social Protection Programme, Uganda (ESP)

  The Expanding Social Protection (ESP) Programme is a Government of Uganda Programme implemented under the Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development.
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  Income security for all Ugandans in old age

  Expanding Social Protection Programme, Uganda, 2016

  Uganda has a rich tradition of care and respect for the elderly. But, as in all societies, this informal system of support – while still functioning for some – is, for many others, beginning to weaken as a result of poverty, migration, urbanisation and the impact of HIV and AIDs.
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  The Philippine social pension at four years: insights and recommendations

  HelpAge International, 2016

  Despite relatively sustained economic growth in recent years, levels of poverty and inequality in the Philippines have remained stagnant. This brings into focus the role of the social protection system to provide stronger protection against the risks Filipinos face throughout their lives.
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  Fiscal Space for Social Protection Options to Expand Social Investments in 187 Countries

  International Labour Organization, 2015

  It is often argued that social protection is not affordable or that government expenditure cuts are inevitable during adjustment periods. But there are alternatives, even in the poorest countries.
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  Cash for women's empowerment? A mixed-methods evaluation of the government of Zambia's Child Grant Programme

  UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2016

  Social cash transfer programmes in developing countries are often claimed to benefit the empowerment of women, despite a lack of clear evidence supporting this outcome.

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