The question as to whether population ageing affects saving remains controversial. The paper argues that the inconclusiveness may be because the population ageing-saving nexus is conditioned by financial development. Using China’s provincial data over the period 1989-2019, it indeed finds that...

The penetration level of the insurance and pension sectors in Malawi is low, but it seems adequate as compared with other countries in similar stages of development. Concentration and costs are high, the regulatory framework is outdated or inexistent and supervision is weak. An innovative pilot...