Nigeria’s PTAD Pays US$2.8 Million in Pension Arrears to 30,356 Retirees
Nigeria's PTAD has disbursed ₦3.82 billion in backend computation arrears to 30,356 Defined Benefit Scheme pensioners, marking another step in...
August 16, 2026Topic
Pensions
Kenya’s Pension Assets Hit a Record — but the State Leans Harder on Them
Kenya’s pension assets reached about KSh2.81 trillion (US$21.8 billion) in 2025, up 24.6% — but more than half now sits...
August 11, 2026
StanChart Kenya Pays 522 Pensioners as Fresh Claims Emerge
Standard Chartered pension payout has reached 522 of 629 Kenyan retirees, part of a KES 7.2 billion settlement after a...
July 28, 2026
IMF Warns Costa Rica’s Famous Health System Is Running Out of Money
Costa Rica's health system reserves could run dry by 2029 and pension funds by the mid-2030s, with the health gap...
June 24, 2026
Brazil: Inflation and loss of income drain accumulated savings
High inflation and loss of income are draining Brazil accumulated savings during the most critical phase of the coronavirus pandemic,
December 20, 2021
68% of Chileans do not approve of President Piñera’s administration – survey
Chilean Center for Public Studies survey says 68% of the population rejects the administration of the country's president, Sebastián Piñera
September 16, 2021
Brazilians Work Long After Retiring: Daily
A report found that on average men who retire and collect pension payments continue to work for 7.3 years, while...
March 5, 2013
Mass Gay Wedding Held in São Paulo: Daily
Forty-seven same-sex couples formalized their união estável (“stable union”) in São Paulo on Friday in a mass ceremony.
September 29, 2012
Benefit From Rising Interest Rates in Brazil
The Brazilian government has used a bitter antidote to ease an inflation rate that has been a burden: high interest...
February 21, 2012