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Weekend Listen: Japan’s $2 Trillion ‘Dementia Money’ Cliff | Big Take

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Japan is home to the world’s oldest population and a growing share of the country’s financial assets – about $2 trillion – are controlled by seniors who are showing signs of cognitive decline.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks with Bloomberg’s Alice French about the staggering “dementia money” at risk, the toll of frozen accounts and the haphazard solutions that serve as a stark warning to the rest of the world.

Read moreJapan's 'Dementia Money' Problem Puts Trillions at Risk Bloomberg ()

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Weekend Listen: Japan’s $2 Trillion ‘Dementia Money’ Cliff

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