Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Change.

This is the first comprehensive assessment of pension systems in the Middle East and North Africa. While other regions-Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, in particular-have been actively introducing reforms to their pension systems, Middle East and North African countries have lagged b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robalino, David A.
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Otros Autores: Whitehouse, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2005.
Colección:Orientations in development.
World Bank e-Library.
Temas:
Pensions > Middle East > Finance.
Pensions > Africa, North > Finance.
Retirement income > Middle East.
Retirement income > Africa, North.
Pensions > Afrique du Nord > Finances.
Revenu de retraite > Afrique du Nord.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Personal Finance > Retirement Planning.
Pensions > Finance
Retirement income
Pension.
Fonds de pension.
North Africa
Middle East
Moyen-Orient.
Afrique du Nord.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Initial Conditions for Pension Reform
  • Taking Stock of Pension Systems in the Middle East and North Africa
  • A Framework for Reform
  • Improving the Management of Pension Funds
  • Progress to Date and Prospects
  • The Initial Conditions for Pension Reform
  • Demographics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Overview of the Financial Sector
  • Mandatory Pension Systems in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Institutional Organization and Coverage
  • Size and Shape of the Schemes
  • Incentives
  • Equity within and across Genders
  • Pension Costs, Financial Sustainability, and Fiscal Implications
  • General Guidelines for a Comprehensive Reform Program
  • Choosing the Mandate of the Public Pension System and Implementation Mechanisms
  • Bringing Current Defined-Benefit, Pay-As-You-Go Systems up to the Standard
  • Benefits and Costs of Higher Funding
  • Expanding Coverage to the Vulnerable and Poor: A Role for Social Pensions?
  • Improving the Institutional Configuration, Administration, and Regulation of Pension Systems
  • Management of the Public Pension Funds
  • Lessons from International Experience in Pension Fund Management
  • Pension Fund Management in the Middle East and North Africa Region
  • Improving the Management of Public Pension Funds: Constraints and Opportunities
  • Progress to Date and Prospects
  • Countries in the Early Stages of Reform
  • Countries in Motion
  • Countries Leading Pension Reform
  • Demographic Indicators
  • Methodology for Demographic and Employment Projections
  • Life Expectancy, Total Fertility Rate, and Population Projections
  • Labor Force Projections
  • Unemployment Projections
  • Economic Effects of the Demographic Transition
  • Coverage Rate Projections
  • Main Parameters of Pension Schemes in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Tax Treatment of Pension Systems
  • Basic Formulas and Mathematical Results Used in the Analysis
  • Equivalence of the Standard Defined-Benefit Pension Formula and the Formula Used in a Points System
  • Rates of Return in Earning-Related Schemes
  • Demographic and Financial Data on Pension Funds
  • Provisions of the Draft Law on the Public Pension Scheme in the West Bank and Gaza
  • Average Population Growth Rate, by Region, 1960-2002
  • Old-Age Dependency Ratio, by Region, 1960-2003
  • Average Population Growth Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 1960-2002
  • Young- and Old-Age Dependency Ratios in Middle East and North African Countries, 2000
  • Life Expectancy and Total Fertility Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 1985 and 2002
  • Estimated Difference in the Average Growth Rate of the Working-Age and Dependent Populations in Middle East and North African Countries, 2000-20
  • Projected Growth Rate of the Labor Force in Middle East and North African Countries, 2002-30
  • Key Macroeconomic Indicators in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 1993-2003
  • Banking and Credit as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 2002
  • Domestic and External Debt as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 2002
  • Market Capitalization and Credit to the Private Sector as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, Various Years, 2000-2
  • Turnover as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, Various Years, 2000-2
  • Coverage of the Mandatory Pension System in Select Middle East and North African Countries
  • Projected Coverage Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 2003-30
  • Gross Replacement Rate as a Percentage of Average Earnings in Select Middle East and North African Countries
  • Net Replacement Rate as a Percentage of Average Earnings in Select Middle East and North African Countries.

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