Joao Lourenco Quotes

Camiguin, Romblon and Camarines Norte got out of the list of poorest provinces in 2003. With tourism, these provinces can become rich.

We should concentrate all our efforts on building an economic giant to bring about a fresh turn in developing the country's economy and improving the people's standard of living.

My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation.

We want to refocus Nigeria to make sure that basic infrastructure is provided. The environment is created for private investment, both within and direct foreign investment. So jobs will be created. That is my dream for Nigeria.

Rwanda really did take very strong steps towards development. I mean, this place is unrecognizable. There's a very good management of economy and resources - it's a success story, and that's great.

My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.

Not only the wealth; but the independence and security of a Country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufactures.

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.

I think what Punjab needs today is vigorous economic development and rebuilding of trust and social cohesion.

Fortunately for India, it has got a growing economy. If it is doing the right things with taxation and focusing on the right areas for human development, it is going to have no problem, over a period of time, taking care of its own needs.

The bottom line is a record of ideas. The bottom line is a plan for how to get this country back on track. It's not about attendance - it's about goals and opportunity to move this nation forward.

Africa's vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit is un-matched. There's huge potential here to grow business, create jobs, and to improve living standards.

We want to make Uttar Pradesh the most developed state in the country.

If the economy grows, housing gets better, quicker.

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.

Mexico urgently needs a series of structural reforms that will detonate its true economic potential and generate more public welfare.

The fundamental principles of prosperity in every country are so well understood that they need but little if any discussion. They are so simple that with the proper cooperative action the American people collectively can easily place this wonderful country of ours in the position that it is so well qualified to hold among the nations of the world.

Developing nations want to become developed nations.

While it is true that we must seek value added industries like food processing plants and call center operations, we must do what is necessary to expand and develop our economic profile.

The explosive growth in places like Shanghai has helped lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and into a thriving new middle class. What China has done is nothing short of an economic transformation, and the citizens of this country have every right to be proud.

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

Africa will thrive.

The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods.

Without better economic opportunity, you can't have better public security and vice versa.

It is the potential for economic growth that provides the basis for the development of countries, for bringing to people essential goods and services, such as water to drink and facilities for healthcare.