Africa, Rwanda, America, Costa Rica, Asia, China, Europe, Netherlands Wednesday, April 7, 2021
The views, thoughts and opinions presented in this Op-Ed belong to its author(s). They are not necessarily shared by socialprotection.org The coronavirus pandemic has hit the developing world’s informal economy hard. Existing on the margins, with no access to...
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Asia, Azerbaijan Thursday, April 8, 2021
In the first quarter of 2021, compulsory state social insurance contributions to the Azerbaijani state budget amounted to 895 million manat that's $526 million (107 million manat ($62 million) more than forecasted), Trend reports on April 8 referring to...
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Asia, Oman Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Oman on Wednesday restructured its pension and social protections systems, part of a reform push by the Gulf Arab state wrestling with an economy battered by low oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Asia, Bangladesh, Europe, United Kingdom Friday, April 2, 2021
The views, thoughts and opinions presented in this Op-Ed belong to its author(s). They are not necessarily shared by socialprotection.org The droughts, floods, and severe weather that come with climate change will leave the world's poorest and most vulnerable...
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Africa, South Africa, America, Brazil Monday, March 29, 2021
Since the mid-1990s, new approaches to poverty reduction have been introduced in countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Some have involved income transfer programmes that target poorer citizens based on various means tests. Most have targeted female...
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Europe, Ireland Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell slightly for the seventh straight week, following a sharp rise after the reintroduction of strict COVID-19 curbs in late December, data showed on Tuesday.
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