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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

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

Latin America’s demographic dividend declines

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LATIN AMERICA

Latin America is another region that is getting old before it gets rich

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

Jair Bolsonaro will face a political jigsaw puzzle

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BRAZIL

Both state governorships and congressional seats have been captured by a wide range of parties

Gender friendly business and law policies need impetus

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender equality is a Sustainable Development Goal, but most countries lag regardless of income and political stability

Inefficiency worsens inequality in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Inefficient spending hampers efforts to reduce inequality in Latin America

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

Demographic action too late to fix Russia’s decline

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RUSSIA

Government measures will help future generations but the population will continue shrinking through 2035

Insufficient infrastructure risks dampening global GDP

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INT

The world needs to spend almost 100 trillion dollars on infrastructure by 2040, equivalent to five times US GDP