Interactive map: EU’s population growth (Financial Times: Fri, 22 Jun) Europeans are richer, travel more, own and spend more, and live longer than they did fifty years ago. But instead of seeking to pass on their good fortune, the European Union’s citizens have shown a marked disinclination to have childen.
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Family farm owners appeal to borough (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Thu, 21 Jun) MAT-SU - The Mat-Su Valley needs room to grow - for both its annual 4 percent population growth and the agriculture that feeds it. In case after case where these two needs meet, the seeds of conflict are being planted.
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Population growth hides Mathis’ achievement (Tacoma News Tribune: Wed, 20 Jun) Dear Jerry: I’ve loved Johnny Mathis since his release of “Wonderful Wonderful.” I was shocked to read that none of his recordings made a list of the Top 300 best-selling U.S. albums, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
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GCC healthcare costs to hit $60bn (AME Info: Tue, 19 Jun) GCC healthcare costs will rise to $60bn by 2025 from $12bn now as ageing, population growth and medical inflation increase, according to the GCC Healthcare 2025 report by McKinsey & Co. By 2025 the treatment of heart-related diseases will account for 24% of the healthcare costs, a specialist said at the GE Healthcare Middle East Media Summit.
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