A delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament has toured Liberia’s National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) in Monrovia, seeking lessons on how robust pension administration can buttress economic inclusion across West Africa.
The visiting team—drawn from the parliament’s Joint Committee on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy & Economic Research; and Industry & Private Sector—received briefings on NASSCORP’s investment strategy, benefits disbursement system and digital enrolment drive.
“Regional knowledge‑sharing like this strengthens our collective push for social protection and sustainable job creation,” said committee chair Hon. Salifou Traoré after the walkthrough of the pension‑fund’s data centre and beneficiaries’ service desk.
NASSCORP Managing Director, Dorsla V. Dou told the MPs that Liberia’s scheme—covering roughly 300,000 formal‑sector workers—had shifted a quarter of its portfolio into infrastructure and affordable‑housing bonds, illustrating how pension capital can spur domestic development.
The ECOWAS lawmakers said insights gained in Monrovia would feed into a forthcoming report on harmonising pension regulations and expanding social‑security coverage for informal‑economy workers across the 15‑nation bloc.
