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1 – 10 of 47Latin America’s population is ageing rapidly amid declining birth rates and rising life expectancy. This is driving a need for urgent action to prevent demographic changes…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285438
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, its key provision -- an increase in the system’s defined contribution -- was rejected by the Lower House. The government will have to negotiate key parts of the bill…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285024
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CHILE: Cabinet reshuffle signals government weakness
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281309
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CHILE: Fiscal proposal may fare better than the last
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES280978
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The reform would give the state a preponderant role in a system currently administered by private companies (AFPs). It would also increase the mandatory contribution rate and, in…
CHILE: Fiscal reform failure puts wider agenda at risk
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276625
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This would both constrain fiscal revenues and -- regardless of whether the proposed constitution is approved in a plebiscite on September 4 -- heighten pressure for increased…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271870
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The intended reset was overshadowed by the March 8 defeat in Congress of a proposed tax reform, a key plank of his left-wing reform agenda. This followed another major defeat in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276707
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Demographic pressures from an ageing society weigh less heavily on the United States than many other economies but they are now placing stress on a Social Security system that…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276284
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However, it now anticipates that the contraction will be 1.0%, down from a previous forecast of 1.5%. This is in line with recent Chilean Central Bank forecasts of a…