IN the years to come, aging populations and changing weather patterns will place further pressure on governments in managing their deficits and national debt, made worse by the global financial crisis of 2008/2009.
Last month, the World Bank published a working paper from its global indicators group director Augusto Lopez-Claros on how issues such as population aging and climate change will contribute to rising fiscal pressures.
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