Winnie Byanyima Quotes

Growing economies are critical; we will never be able to end poverty unless economies are growing. We also need to find ways of growing economies so that the growth creates good jobs, especially for young people, especially for women, especially for the poorest who have been excluded from the economic system.

The way forward for Africa is investment.

I'm focused on giving Argentinians better opportunities.

To get away from poverty, you need several things at the same time: school, health, and infrastructure - those are the public investments. And on the other side, you need market opportunities, information, employment, and human rights.

To have a stable economy, to have a stable democracy, and to have a modern government is not enough. We have to build new pillars of development. Education, science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and more equality.

Business is one of the most powerful institutions on Earth for creating wealth and opportunity and helping to lift people out of poverty. When you think about it that way, then business is not separate from development policy.

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

We won't get economic growth if we don't look after our mothers and the potential of the next generation. They need to be prioritised.

Economic growth can enable development if it is supplemented by public policies that encourage circulation of wealth, especially into crucial areas such as public healthcare and education.

The economic development of the country must come first. Education and the raising of the standards of the people will follow. Afterwards political development may be possible.

A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

For Modi, India offers a great opportunity for development with excellent natural and human resources.

We need to create jobs across Africa and provide its growing population with a route out of poverty where they are.

The developing world is full of entrepreneurs and visionaries, who with access to education, equity and credit would play a key role in developing the economic situations in their countries.

The world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really good things will happen.

Targeting women is key in developing countries. It allows them to go to school, to say how many children they're going to have, which drives the issue of population and how their children will be educated. Women are the best investments in developing countries.

I can't apply $3 billion in capital to the tech industry. It wouldn't work. But in infrastructure, education, I can make a real difference. I can change someone's life, for the better, permanently. If I can improve a kid's education, I can increase their salary later on and for decades.

Let's take care of the necessities first: give people jobs, and find a way to get us out of poverty.

Africa will thrive.

This is not a zero-sum game. We know that if we provide access and education, particularly where there are gaps in the market, we will create more jobs, we will create more growth, and we will create more activity in the U.S. market, which will be good for our economy.

My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.

Educated and productive young people are needed to help lift their countries out of poverty and create a wealthier, more secure world.

Egypt has great potential because of the latent power of its human capital.

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care.