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Live long and prosper is a fantasy in South Africa

Unless you live in France, you might think that recent mass strikes over the proposed pension reforms in the country have nothing to do with you. But given how fast age demographics are changing across the globe, it is almost safe to say that you are wrong.

According to IMF research, if you live in Europe and your parents are getting ready to retire at the age of 65 (the statutory retirement age in many countries), you should know that today there are, on average, 3.4 working-age people to support the retirement of every person 65 and older. By 2050, the IMF projected the number to dwindle

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