Population in the News

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Population News Tuesday December 19th 2006

Malaysia Continues Integration Into Global Economy, Says Abdullah
(Bernama: Tue, 19 Dec) CARACAS, Dec 18 (Bernama) - The Malaysian government would stay on the course of continued integration of the country into the global economy as the approach has effectively contributed to the country's economic growth, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Monday.

PM: Global approach helps our economy grow
(New Straits Times: Tue, 19 Dec) MALAYSIA's continuous integration into the global economy has effectively contributed to its economic growth.

Changing market dynamics in 2007
(Pharmalicencing: Tue, 19 Dec) The economic, structural, political and health dynamics that impact growth are rebalancing the worldwide pharmaceutical market, driving global growth of 5""6% for 2007, according to IMS Health. This compares to 6-7% in 2006 and will see global pharmaceutical sales reach $665""685 billion in 2007.

The Problem with Shrinkage
(The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News: Mon, 18 Dec) FERTILITY RATES around the world are dropping for a variety of complex reasons (see "The Population Sink" and "Darwin's End"). While population itself continues to increase-the United States, for instance, recently passed the 300 million mark-this is the product of waning demographic momentum. The rate of increase is slowing, and, by 2080, world population will peak somewhere in the vicinity ...

Lengthening Longevity
(BusinessWeek: Mon, 18 Dec) The world population is aging, which should open up opportunities for health care companies

Asia new destination for young Aussies
(The Australian: Tue, 19 Dec) Mr Costello told a conference in Sydney today that this partly reflected the economic re-emergence of the Asian region, driven by the rapid growth of China and India.

Despite Nest Egg Score Improvement, Discretionary Spending May Be Sabotaging Nest Egg Growth
(Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 19 Dec) ST. LOUIS--As Americans fret over sluggish home sales, war and politics, the A.G. Edwards December 2006 Nest Egg Score and survey data show a remarkable disconnect between positive economic indicators and public perception when it comes to saving and investing.

Online Video A Billion Dollar Business In 2007
(WebProNews: Mon, 18 Dec) More than a third of the total US population viewed video on the Internet in 2006 according to eMarketer. Ages 3 and up viewed video on the Internet at least monthly and in three years more than half of all Americans will compose the online video audience. "At this point, nearly 60% of all Internet users watch video regularly, and that share will increase to over 80% by the end of 2010,"said ...

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