Strengthening Public Pensions and Health Coverage in the Pacific

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dc.contributor.authorADB
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-05T15:02:22Z
dc.date.available2021-10-05T15:02:22Z
dc.date.issued2017-03
dc.descriptionPension provision is an emerging challenge for the Pacific.
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dc.identifier.isbn9789292577650
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dc.identifier.urihttps://www.adb.org/publications/pension-systems-health-coverage-pacific
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/5240
dc.subject.otherWhile the working-age populations for most of the Pacific are rising
dc.subject.otherthe demographic dividend is not fully realized as workforce participation is relatively low. This
dc.subject.othercoupled with an increasing percentage of older persons in their populations that need support for living and health-care costs
dc.subject.otherputs additional pressure on the nascent public pension systems that already face challenges around sustainability
dc.subject.othercoverage
dc.subject.otherand adequacy. Furthermore
dc.subject.otherunderdeveloped capital markets have limited the spread of private pensions with some Pacific economies relying on culturally informal old age support systems. Strengthening pensions systems in the Pacific and exploring reform options are a pressing public policy issue. These issues and challenges are discussed in these summary proceedings of the forum on “Strengthening Public Pensions and Health Coverage in the Pacific” held on 2-3 November 2016 and organized by the Asian Development Bank
dc.subject.otherFiji National Provident Fund
dc.subject.otherand Pacific Pension & Investment Institute.
dc.titleStrengthening Public Pensions and Health Coverage in the Pacific
local.publication.countryCook Islands
local.publication.countryFiji
local.publication.countryKiribati
local.publication.countryMarshall Islands
local.publication.countryMicronesia
local.publication.countryFederated States of
local.publication.countryNauru
local.publication.countryPalau
local.publication.countryPapua New Guinea
local.publication.countrySamoa
local.publication.countrySolomon Islands
local.publication.countryTimor-Leste
local.publication.countryTonga
local.publication.countryTuvalu
local.publication.countryVanuatu

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