Jack Ma Quotes

Chinese experts noted that the U.S. economy has rebounded from the 2008 crash more strongly than some analysts here had expected, while China's own growth is slowing after several decades of rocket-ship acceleration.

At some point, the spectacular growth in China has to stop.

Not once during Obama's tenure did the country achieve an annual 3 percent rate of economic growth.

In China anything less than 6% growth is a recession meaning that it also causes financial problems and it's disruptive and it's a problem.

It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment.

The interesting thing about the China story, getting back to the macro and micro, and as dire as I think the macro story is - due to bad credit and credit extension that makes Greece and Spain and the U.S. look like child's play - when you get to the micro of individual companies, they look even worse.

I think 4 percent growth is a good goal. And I think the fact that we have become used to an economy that sort of putt putts along between 1 and 2 percent is sort of tragic.

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

It's going to be difficult to stimulate the real economy in the U.S. at a faster rate than 2 percent and perhaps even less if we have that fiscal cliff in December or January 2013.

We got two examples in recent history from this country. One in the '80s under President Reagan. One under President Clinton and the Democratic-controlled Congress in the '90s. We had nearly 5 percent growth rate in each of those decades. We can do it again for sure.

Across all economies, the imperative is to take actions that boost potential output, improve inclusiveness, and strengthen resilience.

Our most important priority is sustained economic growth, and I think we can absolutely get to sustained 3% to 4% GDP, and that is absolutely critical for the country.

I predict 2016 will be a year of upheaval and realignment across the world. China's economy will continue to sputter. Commodity exporting countries will suffer. Europe's growth will remain flat-lined. The U.S. will plug along at under 3% growth.

I believe that high, sustainable growth rates can only be possible on the basis of macro-stability.

The world economy is growing so fast.

While monetary policy can contribute to growth by supporting a durable expansion in a context of price stability, it cannot reliably affect the long-run sustainable level of the economy's growth.

I think, going forward, we need to be much more modest on expectations with regard to China growth: That's just being realistic.

In China, it was always said that a double-digit rate of growth would be dangerous. Now, the country has a growth rate of 6.9 percent and suddenly that is supposed to be a catastrophe for the global economy.

There is no clear sign that the economy is turning the corner in a meaningful way.

In a normal time, I don't think economic policy makes a large difference one way or another. But in times of crisis it makes all the difference in the world.

In a slow-growing world that is short on aggregate demand, Germany's trade surplus is a problem.

India needs to be liberated both from the 'high GDP growth hedgehogs' and the 'conservation at all costs hedgehogs.'

The role of G-20 is to support the global economy to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth.

The Keynesian belief that 'demand' is always at the root of underemployment and slow growth is a fallacy.

This is not the time for knee jerk populist reactions to problems. These will only discourage foreign investment and make matters worse.