Impact of the Financial Crisis on Older People in Asia

February 23, 2009 | By Kim Walker

Reflecting Asia’s predominance in global ageing, by 2050, Japan, South Korea and Singapore will lead the world in oldest populations. That was the driver behind the recent event co-presented by the AARP and the Asia Society entitled “Growing Old and Less Secure: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Older People in Asia” on January 26 at the Asia Society and Museum in New York.

You can see an AARP Executive Summary of the findings here.

An interesting, if bizarre twist on the issue was offered by Greg Boyko, SVP of Hartford Life Insurance who linked the dangers of obesity globally and its deleterious impact on retirement savings and the ability of older people to work longer.