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Representatives of the Russian Pension Fund and the Serbian Institute for Social Insurance held a series of meetings in Moscow last week. Experts of the two countries discussed the implementation of the bilateral social security agreement signed in late 2017.

As of October 1, the Russian Pension Fund had reaffirmed the right of over 1.1 million pre-retirees to social support and benefits prescribed by the new legislature. The information was directed to employers, the authorities and benefit-providing agencies or pre-retirees themselves in client services of the Pension Fund, their personal accounts or multifunctional centers.

Vadim Akkuzin was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Russian Pension Fund Board by a Russian Government directive.

Russian Pension Fund Board Deputy Chairman Nikolay Kozlov has been reelected treasurer of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) for the period until 2020. The election took place on October 18 at the 38th session of the ISSA Council, which was held on the sidelines of the World Social Security Forum.

The 7th National Conference “All-Age Society” opened in Moscow today. It is held together with the forum “Russia – Territory of Care” and addresses initiatives which improve living standards of the elder generation in Russia. Speaking at the plenary session, PFR Board Chairman Anton Drozdov told the audience about a decline in the number of able-bodied citizens and the increasing burden of ageing population on the social security system.

Over the first eight months of 2019, the Russian Pension Fund received 66,000 applications for monthly payment of maternity capital funds. The number of such applications tripled year on year. Related expenditures grew even more, five times, and reached 5.4 billion rubles by September.

The Russian Pension Fund Board met in Moscow today to sum up results of the Fund’s activity in the first half of 2019 and to set tasks for the period till the end of this year. The meeting was attended by PFR Board Chairman Anton Drozdov, Board members, and heads of the Fund’s regional branches.