OECD Working Papers on Insurance and Private Pensions
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- OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions
Selected studies on insurance and private pensions policy prepared for use within the OECD and addressing such policy issues as risk management, governance, types of investments, and benefit protection. This working papers series has been discontinued; it is superseded by ‘OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions’ available via: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/20797117.
- ISSN: 19936397 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/19936397
Pensions in Africa
This paper discusses why the development of pension systems is important for the African region. It also looks at the current pension arrangements in selected African countries.
The paper was designed as an overview/background document to provide context and assist discussion at the OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions, which was held in Mombasa, Kenya on the 30th/31st October, 2008. The OECD and IOPS acknowledge the leadership of other organizations in terms of development and African specific issues – notably the World Bank, International Labor Organistaion (ILO) and IMF.
Keywords: demographic trends and forecasts, Africa, funding, poverty alleviation, pensions
JEL:
G18: Financial Economics / General Financial Markets / General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation;
G23: Financial Economics / Financial Institutions and Services / Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors;
G15: Financial Economics / General Financial Markets / International Financial Markets;
J26: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demand and Supply of Labor / Retirement; Retirement Policies
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