abc.az (12/03/10)  Pension insurance system of Azerbaijan has been awarded next international prize. The State Social Protection Fund of Azerbaijan informs that the Fund became the winner of the International Social Security Association’s contest in nomination “Effective management with ICT use”. The SSPF was awarded an honorary prize. The prize was handed over at the relevant ceremony in Warsaw.

misionesonline.net (11/03/10)  El Ministerio de Salud Pública informó a los beneficiarios/as de la Asignación Universal por Hijo para Protección Social (AUH) tienen que cumplimentar una serie de condiciones de salud (como también en Educación) y estar inscriptos en el Plan Nacer como condición indispensable para poder percibir este beneficio nacional.

welt.de (05/03/10)  Wer Kinder hat, soll laut Forderungen aus der CSU weniger Rentenversicherung zahlen und im Alter höhere Bezüge erhalten. Die daraus entstehenden Kosten von etwa 5,5 Milliarden Euro gehen zulasten von kinderlosen Erwachsenen. Die bayerische Sozialministerin Christine Haderthauer fordert eine Umschichtung.

lesechos.fr (03/03/10)  Les remboursements aux hôpitaux et aux cliniques ont été plus élevés que prévu en 2009. Les dépenses d'assurance-maladie auraient progressé d'environ 3,5 % l'an dernier, un peu plus que les 3,3 % votés par le Parlement.

indianexpress.com (05/03/10)  The strain in ties notwithstanding, India and Australia are inching towards concluding a social security agreement to protect the interest of their workers in either country. The forward movement in negotiations on clinching a social security agreement came during talks Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith had with Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi here.

smh.com.au (10/03/10) The global financial crisis hit younger Australians hardest last year, pushing more of them onto government benefits and slowing their wages, a new report shows.

UN Chronicle (08/03/10) Periods of economic upheaval are always destabilizing and, as such, outcomes are uncertain. We are right now faced with a great danger and a great opportunity. The danger is that “recovery” efforts will favour those in positions of strength, reinforcing existing inequalities between and within countries.

Financial Times (07/03/10) Ireland has adopted an idea from behavioural economics to tackle the problem of private sector pension coverage, with reforms announced last week that will see low and middle income workers automatically enrolled in a pension scheme.