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Ageing populations a ‘ticking time bomb’ for GDP growth, says EBRD

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Countries must act now to keep slowing population growth from wreaking havoc on their long-term economic prospects, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said in an annual report on Tuesday. The report said ageing populations have already begun to hinder economic growth in some nations – and that in emerging Europe, the drop in the share of working-age people is projected to reduce annual per capita GDP growth by an average of almost 0.4 percentage points a year between 2024 and 2050. “Already today, demography is eroding growth in living standards, and it is

How ‘relationship anarchy’ changing nature of connection for millennials, Gen Z

London (Canada), Nov 25 (The Conversation) When the term anarchy pops up in everyday conversations, images of lawlessness and chaos after a government breakdown or catastrophic event come to mind. Think of the anti-hero comic character the Joker or the famed Sons of Anarchy series about an outlaw biker club that values family loyalty as much as violent crime. Yet anarchy can also be understood as a belief system that emphasizes freedom and equality over authoritative rule, individuality over conformity. These values are central to relationship anarchy, which is an approach to intimacy and human connection that’s becoming especially popular

IMF to reclassify India’s foreign exchange rate management framework, Bloomberg News reports

MUMBAI, Nov 25 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is likely to reclassify India’s foreign exchange rate management (FX management) regime in the near future, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. The reported shift comes two years after the international body had characterised India’s FX management regime to “stabilized arrangement” from “floating” in December 2023. The Reserve Bank of India strongly believes that such a view is “incorrect” and “unjustified”, the report had said at the time. The IMF had retained the tag for the period of December 2022 to November 2024 following its latest

Asian shares mixed after Wall Street gets a lift from hopes for a Fed rate cut

BANGKOK, November 25, 2025 (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices also declined. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was trading less than 0.1% higher, at 48,644.92, after reopening from a holiday. In South Korea, the Kospi also traded in a narrow range and was nearly flat at 3,848.00. Taiwan’s Taiex was up 1.4%. Chinese markets advanced. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng climbed 0.6% to 25,875.36, while the Shanghai Composite index jumped 1.1% to 3,880.22. E-commerce giant Alibaba, which was

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