The Pension Commission and the State Employees Pension Fund discussed, with the International Monetary Fund, in Amman, the Pension Authority’s plans for administrative and financial reform.
A statement by the Pension Commission stated that the Chairman of the Commission, Maher Hussein Rashid, and the Director General of the Pension Fund, Haider Jassim Hamzah, attended the periodic meeting called by the International Monetary Fund to discuss the progress made for the retirement sector in Iraq and to listen to the plans of the Pension Commission regarding administrative and financial reform.
The statement added, “The Chairman of the Pension Commission reviewed the vision and mission of the Commission and the State Employees Pension Fund, the strategic priorities for the coming years, and the most important problems and obstacles that the Commission seeks to address.”
The representatives of the International Monetary Fund, according to the statement, expressed their satisfaction with the strategic priorities, which represent a clear road map, which can be transferred into work programs with specific timelines in order to achieve financial sustainability.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency