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COVID-19 will hold back longer EU life expectancy

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EU

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the trend adding years to average life expectancy, especially in the eastern EU

United States: Working from office slow to recover

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UNITED STATES

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has released data from 2021 indicating how the pandemic has changed where people work

COVID-19 could disrupt demographic trends globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The pandemic is already affecting people’s choices about the size of their families

COVID-19 will drive record Latin America recession

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America is now the global hotspot for the pandemic, with over 2mn cases and 100,000 deaths

The looming pensions crisis requires policy attention

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INT

Straining pension systems, 25% of people in high-income nations will be aged 65 or more by 2040, twice the share in 2000

Global spending needs will undermine austerity call

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INT

The IMF urges “decisive fiscal consolidation” to guard public budgets and rebuild buffers, but spending needs will rise

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

Deaths of despair could hinder the economic recovery

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INT

Social isolation and economic uncertainties arising from COVID-19 lockdowns could prompt many more deaths of despair

Foreigners are big part of Turkey’s population growth

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TURKEY

Without immigrants, mostly from the Middle East and CIS, Turkey’s population growth would be much slower

COVID-19 will worsen southern European ‘brain drain’

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EUROPE

The economic shock of COVID-19 on southern Europe will drive many more skilled people abroad in search of opportunity