The EU wants to become the world's most competitive economy. Ann Mettler of the Lisbon Council explains whether this is possible with a rapidly aging population.
The average age of people in industrialized countries all over the world is rising rapidely. Manuel Bauer, the Head of Global Life Insurance at Allianz, compares the trends and solutions.
With plunging fertility rates, countries like South Korea and China may soon challenge Japan’s claim to the world’s oldest population. Rapid aging will challenge East Asia’s societies and economies on many levels.
Statistically, women live longer than men in most countries. But living longer brings with it new burdens. As industrialized societies continue to age, more and more women will spend their final years alone and with less money.
Europe is bracing for the social and economic impacts of a retiring “baby boom” generation. But aging population is a long-term and global trend – one that will continue for generations to come.
While Europe is growing closer, its population is growing older. Less children are being born and the baby boomers are heading into retirement. Michael Heise, chief economist of the Allianz Group, speaks about the consequences and why Europeans will not go extinct.
With its population aging rapidly, Germany will have to spent billions of euros to provide barrier-free housing. Gerhard Creutz, head of Allianz Dresdner Bauspar AG, explains how this can be financed.
Europe is aging. Governments in central and eastern Europe are addressing the challenge head on, while western Europe lags behind. Brigitte Miksa, head of International Pensions at Allianz Global Investors, explains who is best preparing for aging populations.
