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The everyday casual eightysomething look, with its relaxed fits, is fast becoming a favourite with millennial grandchildren
We’ve never expected people to be living into their 10th decade, so we’ve never planned for it. Now that must change
There is no consistent evidence that older workers are any less productive than their younger counterparts
Primary schools become old people’s homes and factories struggle to find staff as population ages
But solutions proposed by ‘national conservatives’ have difficulties of their own
Managers must take time to help ease the anxieties of a Covid generation
Human life appears to have an upper limit that has yet to be extended
Young people’s spending and saving habits contrast with decline in parent and guardian’s inflation-hit earnings growth
Concerns about population are key to understanding how nations and their armies behave
Higher rates combined with rising pensions and healthcare costs are set to weigh on states’ finances
Technology is changing too rapidly for us to assume that the next generation will fully understand it
“We are at or past peak demand for urban apartments”
PwC and Deloitte say new hires lack communication skills. But should these recruits conform to boomer workforce rules?
Labour minister says legislation aims to ease entry for foreign workers, combat ‘desperate’ need for staff and tackle demographic decline
Ailing metropolitan centres need creative solutions from the public and private sectors
Investors must know their strengths and weaknesses
A growing number of voters are graduates and they are becoming less likely to back the Conservatives, threatening to redraw the country’s electoral map
Young workers on high salaries find financial advice hard to come by
India could seize its demographic dividend — or squander it
New Delhi and Beijing give little weight to long-projected population crossover
Multilateral lender says economies with ageing populations must compete to attract and retain talent
Country’s population set to grow for several decades, while the number of people in China declines
State media says university-leavers should put their professional ambitions on hold and consider lower-skilled roles
Countries that are losing demographic ground may fall back on old tricks to force women to bear children
Sky-high property costs are forcing thousands to flee the capital, leaving a trail of closed primary schools behind them
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