Ageing Population
Episode description
The World Health Organisation expects the number of people aged over-65 to double by 2050. That will mean there are around 2.1bn people – one in four of us – at around pensionable age.
What effect will that have on the global economy and productivity? And what do the world’s governments need to do to head off a longevity crisis? How can we ensure financial resilience for consumers, for the workforce, and for investors? At the recent World Economic Growth Summit in Geneva, Juliet Mann spoke to a panel of experts to find out: Gog Soon-Joo from Skills Future Singapore, Christian Keller, Head of Economics Research at Barclays, Graham Pearce, Global Benefits Strategy and Implementation at Mercer, and Professor at the London Business School and author of “The 100-year life” Lynda Gratton.