IMF urges Spain to prioritise pension reform

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SPAIN - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Spanish authorities to assign higher priority to comprehensive pension reform, noting slow progress under the Pacto de Toledo process.

The Pacto de Toledo, a tripartite agreement signed in 1997, lays out the general principles for pension reform. At the conclusion of its consultation with Spain, the executive board said the agreem...

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