Entries from Chemicals & The Economy tagged with 'ageing populations'

Wishful thinking dominates US government economic forecasts

350k Americans are now reaching the age of 65 each month until 2030. But according to government forecasts, this surge in the retirement population will have little impact on economic growth. That's the view of the White House Council...

Water, Food and Ageing top global societal risks

The latest Global Risks report from the World Economic Forum warns that its highlighted "societal risks all have a relatively high likelihood of occurring in the next 10 years". As the chart above shows, the top 3 risks are those...