Croatia : Policy Options for Further Pension System Reform

In response to prolonged recession, in April 2010 the Croatian Government adopted an Economic Recovery Program to safeguard macroeconomic stability and support faster recovery of the private sector. A central element of the program is comprehensive...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
EU
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/07/16406459/croatia-policy-options-further-pension-system-reform
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12892
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Summary:In response to prolonged recession, in April 2010 the Croatian Government adopted an Economic Recovery Program to safeguard macroeconomic stability and support faster recovery of the private sector. A central element of the program is comprehensive overhaul of the pension insurance system to ensure long-term fiscal and social sustainability as the population ages. The authorities have asked the World Bank to both support the reform desig