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South Africa’s Changing Demographic Could Lift Growth to 5.4% by 2030
Taking advantage of its growing working-age population could help accelerate South Africa’s growth to 5.4 percent a year and double per capita incomes by 2030, according to the South Africa Economic Update released by the World Bank today. The report explores how the projected growth can be attained by creating a virtuous circle of job … Continue reading
Global Demographic Forecasts Show A New World Order In 2050
The latest demographic forecasts from the United Nations point to a new picture of our planet in 2050. According to The Economist: The number of people will grow from 7.3 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050, 100m more than was estimated in the UN’s last report two years ago. More than half of this growth comes from … Continue reading
India Set To Overtake China To Become Most Populous Nation By 2022
By Emma Batha India is set to overtake China and become the world’s most populous country in less than a decade – six years sooner than previously forecast, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Fast-growing Nigeria is on course to outstrip the United States by about 2050 to become the country with the third largest … Continue reading
The Obesity Epidemic In Emerging Economies
Originally posted on The Emerging Markets Hub:
We all read articles about the obesity epidemic in the ‘developed countries’ like the US for instance. Gastric bands surgeries offered to overweight patients on the NHS (the UK’s National Health system) caused polemic discussions and we also have seen various campaigns aiming to tackle obesity. Obesity concerns have…
Productivity, Not Reproductivity, The New Driver Of Chinese Growth
By Peter Drysdale Around a quarter of China’s remarkable economic growth over the past three decades or so was delivered by the dividend from its demographic structure, with a young population augmenting the workforce and lifting output in new jobs. A large proportion of the population were of working age; the proportion of the young … Continue reading
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