Social Protection System Review of Kyrgyzstan

Download or read book Social Protection System Review of Kyrgyzstan written by Collectif and published by OECD. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social protection is at the heart of Kyrgyzstan’s development and is a priority of public policy. Pension coverage among today’s elderly is universal and a large number of contributory and non-contributory programmes are in place to cover a wide range of risks. Kyrgyzstan has succeeded in maintaining the entitlements dating from the Soviet era while introducing programmes appropriate for its transition to a market economy. However, severe fiscal constraints have limited the coverage of these new arrangements and their capacity to adapt to challenges such as poverty, pervasive informality and emigration.