09/06/2023
Can we really afford to get old? Ageing populations mean rising pensions and healthcare costs, but with government struggling for cash, who's going to pay?
Can we really afford to get old? Ageing populations mean rising pensions and healthcare costs, but with government struggling for cash, who's going to pay? These are the questions at the heart of the protests that have swept across France this year but are troubling many other countries too.
Tanya Beckett hears from pensions expert Han Yik about why we鈥檙e facing a financial time bomb because of a system that was designed nearly a century ago. And Moody鈥檚 Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi explains the strain an ageing population is putting on government finances.
Plus, the boss of Intrum, Europe鈥檚 biggest debt collection agency, tells us how his company is helping businesses and consumers through the cost of living crisis.
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