China’s pension reform a ‘milestone’, but will it fix funding woes?

China’s pension reform a ‘milestone’, but will it fix funding woes?

Beijing’s quick endorsement of a scheme to raise the retirement age shows it is determined to address the problem of dwindling pension funds amid faltering economic growth and an ageing population, analysts say. But, they add, the changes are unlikely to be a silver bullet for fiscal shortfalls and could come with “political pain”. For … Read more