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The Potential Opportunities Ahead For Ageing Populations
2014-11-03 07:55:54| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
An older population may decrease the supply of labor all else being equal, but increasing prices for services and wages can encourage longer stays in the workforce. The necessity of higher savings rates and the opportunity for higher educational attainment could increase the productive capacity of the economy and generate more economic growth.
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Can Farming Reverse its Ageing Trend?
2014-09-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS – Agriculture is ageing and more must be done to draw young people into UK food production to meet growing national and world demand.
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Japan to push for closure of ageing reactors: Nikkei
2014-09-05 05:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan will push nuclear operators to draft plans to scrap a quarter of the country's 48 reactors, which are either too old or too costly to upgrade to meet new standards imposed after the Fukushima disaster, the Nikkei reported on Friday. The government is betting that by forcing older units considered more vulnerable to disaster to shut down it may gain public support to restart newer units, the Nikkei reported. All reactors in Japan have been shut down after the 2011 nuclear crisis at Fukushima...
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New Zealand Navy to replace ageing fuel tanker Endeavour
2014-07-10 01:00:00| Naval Technology
The New Zealand Government has approved the purchase of a new navy tanker, which will enable the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to increase the scope of its operations in the South Pacific.
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As China e-commerce basks in Alibaba IPO glow, ageing warehouses lure global investors
2014-05-11 23:47:27| Logistics - Topix.net
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's plans for a giant initial public offering in New York highlight vast potential for e-commerce in China - and the weak link the logistics industry must fix if explosive growth projections are to be reached.
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