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OECD Reviews of Pension Systems: Latvia

This report assesses the performance of all components of Latvia's pension system. Latvia was the first country to fully implement a non-financial (notional) defined contribution (NDC) scheme in 1996. A funded mandatory earnings-related scheme complemented NDC since 2001. Voluntary private pensions cover only limited number of people. Over the last 20 years, the severe economic crisis, population ageing and strong emigration have revealed both strengths and weaknesses of the Latvian pension system. The review assesses also the minimum and basic pension schemes which provide the first-layer of protection against the old age poverty especially for those with short or patchy careers. Separate analysis focuses on the disability and early retirement schemes, including the schemes for workers in arduous and hazardous occupations. The detailed analysis leads to tailored recommendations on how to improve the performance of each element as well as the pension system as a whole.

Published on March 07, 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Executive summary
Introduction
Overview of the Latvian pension system
First layer of protection against old-age poverty
The Latvian notional defined contribution scheme
Mandatory and voluntary funded defined contribution schemes
Early retirement and disability schemes
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