Norway takes cues from Swedish pensions

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NORWAY - The Norwegian government today put forward proposals to reform its first and second pensions pillar based on existing Swedish pensions models.

In its white paper on pension reform, the government proposed a new mandatory supplementary pensions system on the lines of the Swedish premium pension system (PPM). The government is also recommen...

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