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Baby boom or bust: why South Korea is desperately trying to boost its birth rate

Baby boom or bust: why South Korea is desperately trying to boost its birth rate

South Korea has spent billions trying to increase its fertility rate, currently the lowest in the world. With no sign of improvement in sight, the government is trying a different approach
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Mass effect: the employee shortage

Mass effect: the employee shortage

Rising longevity and plunging birth rates have pushed the world into an unprecedented demographic trial with colossal implications
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Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was one of the five panelists today at WEF in Davos who discussed what to do about Africa's rapidly growing population

Davos update: WEF discusses Africa’s spiralling population

A panel of experts gathered at WEF to discuss Africa’s social and economic prospects in light of a population that looks set to reach two billion by 2050
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