Pension Reforms

French government fights to survive 2 no-confidence motions

National Assembly lawmakers are set to vote in the afternoon on two no-confidence motions, one from the far-right National Rally and the other, more threatening one from a small group that has gathered support across the left.

Explained: What is Article 49.3, the special power used by France's Emmanuel Macron to impose pension reforms?

The Emmanuel Macron-government used a special constitutional power to pass the contentious pension bill without a vote in parliament. The decision was made just minutes before the scheduled vote

Macron vows to proceed with pension reform, despite massive nationwide strikes

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Paris and other French cities on Thursday against planned pension reforms that would raise the retirement age, on a day of nationwide strikes and protests seen as a major test for Emmanuel Macron and his presidency

Narendra Modi govt's decision not to junk New Pension Scheme of NDA-1 is bold, avoids fiscal profligacy

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told the Lok Sabha in his budget speech that India should move towards the ideal of a pensioned society.

New RBI governor Urjit Patel took charge in an off-media ceremony

Patel has taken over the charge from Rajan after serving as deputy governor of RBI since January 2013. He was reappointed as deputy governor on January 2016.

Are NDA's pension reforms about to be reversed?

The UPA government seems to be reversing a key pension reform - defined contribution rather than defined benefit - that will shift huge costs to the exchequer