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Singapore healthcare spending will balloon this year

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02-Feb-18 Healthcare spending in Singapore is expected to grow to USD10 bn in 2018 and will overtake education expenditure in the next 10 years, due to the ageing population, as more hospitals, polyclinics and nursing homes will be needed. [image: Singapore Business Review]

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Why Japan’s low birth rate makes economic sense

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17-Dec-17 Japan’s low birth rate is often framed as its definitive crisis, as a shrinking population constricts the labor force and exacerbates elderly care costs. But with the shift to AI and automation, a reduced birth rate makes anticipatory sense. [image: The Japan Times / ISTOCK]

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