By Dorothy Neufeld America’s population is aging, but the trend looks very different from one state to the next. Using the latest U.S. Census Bureau data via USAFacts, this map shows the share of residents aged 65 and older in every state. These differences have growing implications for healthcare, housing, public services, and the workforce. […]

By Melis Guven  The coverage of pension systems in the Africa region is limited to the small segment of the population in the formal sector. Coverage is thin partly because traditional contributory pension schemes are not responding to the needs of the informal sector. As a result, a large share of the region’s adult population […]

By Janet Helm  When you think about malnutrition, you may picture famine or starving children in developing countries. But in the United States and across the globe, malnutrition among older adults is a quiet epidemic hiding in plain sight. A comprehensive meta-analysis of 98 studies found that about one in five older adults worldwide is […]

The reform aims to increase pension payments for the lowest-income seniors, maintain or freeze payments for higher earners, and control rising fiscal costs. South Korea is preparing to overhaul its basic pension system for seniors, marking the most sweeping changes in more than a decade. The government’s plan, formally announced this week and reported by […]

Aviva and Age UK are launching a pilot program to help retirees manage their finances and make their pension savings last longer. The “mid-retirement MOT” will provide financial and wellbeing checkups through Age UK’s National Advice Line and in-person sessions delivered by local Age UK organizations. It will initially target people aged 72 to 76 […]

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday the government will pursue steps that encourage investment ​in domestic financial assets by households and ‌state pension funds including Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Under law, investments by state pension funds must be conducted exclusively for the benefit of those insured and, from a long-term perspective, ‌take […]

Mexico is entering a defining period in its economic trajectory. Not because its structural challenges have disappeared – they have not – but because several long-term trends are beginning to reinforce one another at the same time: the reorganisation of global supply chains, the growing fragmentation of international trade, renewed emphasis on infrastructure investment, and […]