Sweden’s government shelved a proposal to take 96 billion kronor ($13 billion) from the country’s four state retirement funds to repay debt after political pressure. ; The Scandinavian country’s Social Insurance Board in April proposed that Finance Minister Bosse Ringholm shift the money to pare the state’s 1.3 trillion kronor national debt. Ringholm, 61, decided against the plan after meeting[Read More…]
Two thirds of over 50 year olds who use the internet are now managing their finances online, according to a new survey from NatWest OnLine Banking, placing silver surfers among the fastest growing internet banking users in Britain. What’s more, 64% of over 70 year old internet users are logging on once a week to check the balance on their[Read More…]
Mobi-Click «Compact» is an active alarm system, an emergency call and the simplest mobile phone in the world at the same time. Mobi-Click «Compact» works like a common mobile phone. You can answer every call and dial three preset numbers. That’s why it’s perfectly suited for elderly people or small kids. The senior mobile phone with emergency call function The[Read More…]
A quarter of the Dutch population will be over the age of 65 around 2040, Statistics Netherlands has forecast. Currently, over-65s account for 14% of the population in the Netherlands. The Dutch statistics office says this percentage is set to grow in the decades to come, peaking at 24% around 2040. Statistics Netherlands links the ageing of Holland’s population to[Read More…]
