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Public health is low priority in Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

East European OECD countries underperform on life expectancy, premature death and health risks; health spending is lower

Problems of obesity will spread in the EU’s east

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EU

EU member states in the east are failing to tackle the growing problem of populations defined as overweight

Cost of health data breaches may rise exponentially

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INT

An industry estimate puts projected investment in health cybersecurity at 65 billion dollars over the next five years

Population change will have an uneven impact in Europe

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EUROPE

Ageing population dynamics will pose different social, economic and political challenges for European governments

Wealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities

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INT

Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications

Little scope for much-needed rise in budget spending

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INT

High demands on increasingly strained public budgets are fuelling fiscal sustainability fears and bond market sell-offs

Demography and past austerity raise the COVID-19 risks

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INT

COVID-19 particularly threatens the elderly; ageing populations and years of post-crisis austerity leave nations at risk

Overcoming the ‘middle-income’ trap is getting harder

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INT

Population ageing makes it harder for the major emerging markets (EMs) to overcome the so-called ‘middle-income’ trap

Rapid ageing will drive Latin America pension deficit

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LATIN AMERICA

Rapid population ageing and high levels of informal employment will strain health and pension budgets in Latin America

Midterms will dominate US 2018 congressional politics

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UNITED STATES

The midterm elections will see Republicans’ structural advantage compete with Democrats’ lead in generic polling