...Oxford Analytica Headline CHILE: Long-delayed pension reform still raises doubts © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... stagnating job creation and its effect in constraining consumption. This is also likely to affect voter sentiment in the run-up to November’s presidential and parliamentary elections. economy politics social employment gender labour pensions policy productivity reform wages A street...

... consumer growth policy property retail automobile health pensions technology tourism Shoppers walk past an Adidas store in Chongqing (Cheng Xin/Getty Images) © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic...

... pensions FRANCE: Francois Bayrou will give his first policy speech as France's new prime minister to a divided national assembly today. President Emmanuel Macron appointed Bayrou in December following the collapse of Michel Barnier's minority government after the far right voted against...

...Oxford Analytica Significance The PEPP is intended to supplement existing pension provisions, boost returns and provide a larger pool for productive investment, but take-up has been hampered by variation in national financial rules. Mainstream providers complain it is too costly and complicated...

... investment judicial pensions population French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (Valentine Chapuis/AFP/Getty Images) On December 13 Francois Bayrou was appointed France’s fourth prime minister of 2024. Unless PS changes stance, the new government will probably need the tacit support...

...Oxford Analytica Significance High levels of labour informality make non-contributory schemes especially vital -- especially for women, many of whom remain outside the workforce due to unpaid care work, further limiting their ability to pay into contributory schemes such as workplace pensions...

... and technology innovation Some of the extra fiscal spending will be used to fund an increase in retirement pensions and government subsidies for health insurance, freeing up more disposable income for consumers to spend (see CHINA: Pension-age reform misses long-term challenges - November 4, 2024...

... foreign trade government growth immigration investment monetary pensions policy prices railway transport welfare Transport & logistics Public services The El Chepe passenger train, Chihuahua (Matt Mawson / Getty Images) The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP...

... government legislation natural disasters pensions policy reform strike unions MOROCCO: Economic Inclusion Minister Younes Sekkouri yesterday suggested the government is open to making substantive amendments to the draft strike law, in line with proposals made by parliament and trade unions...

..., lower public investment will hinder growth. Nevertheless, spending increases are planned in several specific areas, notably infrastructure and pensions. Such a move could see rating agencies downgrade the federal debt. Moody's earlier this month downgraded Mexico's outlook to negative, citing...

... opposition pensions policy prices reform security Supporters of President Gustavo Petro hold Colombian flags at a rally in Bogota (Guillermo Legaria Schweizer/Getty Images) With elections due in 2026, government attention next year will turn towards securing a legacy. Candidacy...

... and the government will need to implement strategies to alleviate the concerns of both older and younger employees. China's cautious approach, prioritising social stability, means the retirement age will remain lower than in many developed countries. Businesses should ensure timely and fair pension payments...

... economy corruption foreign policy pensions wages Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba bows to Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers a day after the election (Kim Kyung-Hoon/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) The unexpectedly poor performance of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito...

... are unlikely in either case; concerns over the economic impact of lowering the retirement age will now dissipate. See URUGUAY: Frente Amplio retains its pre-election edge - July 17, 2024 economy politics election government legislation opposition party pensions policy referendum ©...

... or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2024 Romania EUR EU economy politics debt fiscal foreign trade government policy regulation wages employment growth pensions reform unions Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (Xinhua/Shutterstock...

...Oxford Analytica Significance The reform aims to bolster the size and quality of the workforce and ensure the long-term sustainability of pension funds. The number of years formal workers must contribute to pensions will also increase. Impacts A higher official retirement age will enable firms...

... pensions policy population prices strike unions wages welfare natural disasters property public sector tourism Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaking at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair, September 2024 (Achilleas Chiras/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Prime Minister Kyriakos...

... The protracted doctors’ strike lowers perceptions of Yoon’s abilities, in a political culture where compromise is seen as defeat. With Yoon’s five-year term nearly half over, time is running out for him to achieve any substantial legislative or policy successes. The National Pension Service and National Health...

...Oxford Analytica Headline CHINA: Retirement age increase will face pushback economy employment growth labour pensions population productivity social consumer health property protest © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about...