Global Safety Nets: Crisis Prevention in an Age of Uncertainty ...
September 09, 2010
... Global Safety Nets: Crisis Prevention in an Age of Uncertainty. Posted ... said: Crisis prevention in an age of unceartainty? ...
http://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2010/09/09/global-safety-nets-crisis-prevention-in-an-age-of-uncertainty/ - 115k - HTML

IMF Videos - Global Aging
June 09, 2011
The world’s population is getting older. Countries need to think about how fewer young people can continue to support the elderly.
http://www.imf.org/external/mmedia/view.aspx?vid=985358401001 - 31k - HTML

Finance and Development: June 2011
June 01, 2011
June 2011: 'Wising Up to the Costs of Aging' looks at how falling fertility and rising life expectancy have combined to threaten the ability of many countries to provide a decent standard of living for the old without imposing a crushing burden on the young. In our lead article, Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason say that while population aging in rich industrial countries as well as in some middle- and lower-income countries will challenge public and private budgets in many ways, a combination of reduced consumption, postponed retirement, increased asset holdings, and greater investment in human capital should make it possible to meet this challenge without catastrophic consequences. Neil Howe and Richard Jackson publish a fascinating ranking of which countries are best and worst prepared to meet the needs of the growing wave of retirees. We also have articles on a broad range of current topics, including Middle East unemployment, the economic repercussions of the earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan, and banking in offshore financial centers such as the Cayman Islands. Carmen Reinhart and Jacob Kirkegaard look at how governments are finding ways to manipulate markets to hold down the cost of financing huge public debts, and, in Straight Talk, the IMF’s Min Zhu talks about the long-term challenges now facing emerging markets. Prakash Loungani speaks to Nobel Prize winner George Akerlof, and we discuss with three other laureates-Michael Spence, Joseph Stiglitz, a...
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2011/06/ - 39k - HTML

Finance & Development, June 2012 - Straight Talk: Age of ...
June 01, 2012
Carlo Cottarelli - Straight Talk: Age of Austerity - Advanced economies face a harsh environment as they chart a course to balanced budgets and lower debt...
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2012/06/straight.htm - 23k - HTML

Ageing, Pension Risk Management and Financial Stability ...
February 15, 2007
The International Monetary Fund and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB, the Dutch central bank) co-hosted a seminar on Ageing, Pension Risk Management and Financial Stability to discuss with a group of high-level policy makers, private sector practitioners, and academics key issues related to ageing and pension risk management, which are increasingly important for global financial stability.
http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2007/ageing/ - 18k - HTML

IMF Survey: Supporting Aging Populations as Demographics ...
June 10, 2011
Demographic changes are threatening the ability of many countries to provide a decent standard of living for the old without imposing a crushing burden on the young, says the IMF’s Finance & Development magazine in a cover story. The world’s population is projected to rise to 9 billion by 2050.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2011/NEW061011A.htm - 27k - HTML

Opening Remarks by Jaime Caruana, Counsellor and Director ...
February 15, 2007
... I am delighted to welcome such a distinguished group of experts here today to address issues related to ageing and pension risk management ...
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Press Release: IMF and De Nederlandsche Bank Host ...
February 15, 2007
... Subscribe or Modify your profile. IMF and De Nederlandsche Bank Host Seminar on Ageing, Pension Risk Management and Financial Stability. ...
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Ageing and pension system reform: implications for financial ...
September 20, 2005
G10 Ministers and Governors have prepared this report at the request of the Deputies of the Group of Ten. The report examines the financial market and policy implications of the increasing importance of funded retirement saving.
http://www.imf.org/external/np/g10/2005/092005.htm - 12k - HTML

Pension Reforms in Japan; by Kenichiro Kashiwase, Masahiro Nozaki, and Kiichi Tokuoka; IMF Working Paper 12/285; December 1, 2012
December 04, 2012
... The most attractive option is to increase the pension eligibility age in line with high and rising life expectancy. ... A. Raise Pension Eligibility Age ...
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2012/wp12285.pdf - 1281k - PDF
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