Tokyo, Nov 8 (EFE) .- The director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, affirmed today that the aging of the population and productivity are the main challenges to the that the Asia Pacific region faces to achieve better standards of living.

During his speech at a conference of the Asian office of the IMF in Tokyo, Lagarde also He urged countries like India or Indonesia - with growing populations - to take advantage of the situation to obtain "a demographic dividend".

"These are the only long-term problems They are critical for all the economies of the region, "said the IMF director.

Although she explained that there is no" single policy "for all the countries of the region, region, Lagarde encouraged the different Asian countries to share their experiences, especially in the case of Japan, "leader in population and productivity policies".

In this In this sense, the director of the IMF highlighted the policies of the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, aimed at the empowerment of women - "Womenomics" - "for further growth" inclusive. "

These measures are, according to Lagarde, the way to make growth" share in a general way and be stronger and more durable ".

The IMF and Japan relationships about 65 years ago and since then, some 150 Japanese economists have worked for this institution.