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The risks posed by contingent state liabilities in Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195918
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Last month Carillion, the United Kingdom’s second-largest construction and outsourcing firm, went into liquidation. It employed 43,000 people and had 2017 revenues of 5.2 billion…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230001
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The outlook for pension reform.
The pensions outlook for South-east Asia.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199732
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Pension reform plans.
The rules governing both management of and payouts from private retirement funds (AFORES) are being revised substantially, and employers are footing the bill.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254395
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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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As well as triggering heated debate about its merits as a means of mitigating the economic effects of COVID-19, the bill, presented by left-wing legislators, represents a key…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253990
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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…
The announcement would mark the largest subnational bankruptcy in US history, with Puerto Rico facing debt obligations of 73 billion dollars from an array of public entities and…