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Fifteen years ago, population growth was one of America’s core advantages over other nations. With a fertility rate close to the replacement rate of 2.1 children per woman the level necessary for long-term population stability the US had somehow avoided the birth-rate collapse that had characterized other rich countries (and more than a few poor ones). Add copious immigration on top of that, and our demographic future seemed assured.
Projections had the US substantially increasing its size relative to its main potential rival, China, over the course of the century. And the country’s youthfulness implied a bright future for its economy, its asset markets and the solvency of its pension and health care systems.
Pandemic cash and guarantees avert disaster for industry IMF warns of bankruptcy wave, debt risk when aid unwound
FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Government support is keeping roughly one in ten German companies afloat that would otherwise have gone bust during the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has found.
In a report that on Tuesday laid bare the scale of economic damage masked by state aid, the Fund also warned that, once support was unwound, bankruptcy could soar, potentially weakening Germany’s banks.
The analysis said the pandemic impact was worst for hotels and restaurants, where almost a third of loans could have gone unpaid without state relief.