Thabo Mbeki Quotes

The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention to.

We want Angolans who have fortunes abroad to be the first to invest in the country, thus demonstrating that they are true patriots.

We must not have an economy that discourages and chases away investors from investing in South Africa.

Let me tell you this and I want to really emphasize it...nothing is going to help Nigeria like Nigerians bringing back their money. If you give me $5 billion today, I will invest everything here in Nigeria. Let us put our heads together and work.

... a better government: more complete security of property; moderate taxes; a more permanent ... tenure of land ... the introduction of foreign arts ... and the introduction of foreign capital, which renders the increase of production no longer exclusively on the thrift or providence of the inhabitants themselves.

Business follows the flag …. Where there is stability and security, there is likely to be investment.

Unless you empower your domestic investor and domestic industry and domestic confidence in the sector, no foreigner is going to come.

Argentina needs to have a different foreign policy. Because of a lack of foreign policy, investments haven't been what they should be.

My biggest disappointment was, of course, the coup attempts, ... The economy was proceeding very well, but in 1989 we had the most serious coup attempt and ... many of the investors who were set to come here had to tell me that they chose to go to other countries because of the uncertainty brought about by (the coup attempt.) If that had not happened, I'm sure our economy would just be booming today.

I think we need to invest more in America.

The U.K. wants and needs closer trading partnerships with African nations - and Africa needs much more capital.

Students from other E.U. countries are worth billions to our economy and help drive it through their hard work and innovation.

A lack of reform - particularly in international tax - has hurt our ability to compete in a global economy by keeping U.S. corporate cash overseas and reducing domestic investment, slowing economic growth.

The U.K. is open for investment, but not for exploitation.

In an age of globalisation, investment and good jobs increasingly flow to cities and regions with distinctive strengths and specialisms. These cannot be built up from Whitehall. They require local expertise, knowledge and dedication.

Foreign and domestic investors will come only when they know that you have enough power.

We in Africa must prepare our economies in that direction that attracts such huge and qualitative investments. It is for us to push, and we must push.

The most important thing for Africa is that whoever wants to invest in our countries should start in manufacturing.

One of the most important aspects that feed a thriving economy is successful businesses, so the more startups that take off, the better the financial picture is for everyone.

To give him his credit, I never thought I'd say this, but Donald Trump was talking about the importance of investing in jobs and infrastructure and in the economies across the country, not just the main cities, and that's right.

We have to diversify our economy. We have to create jobs. We have to focus on education, more training programmes.

Developing countries have much to gain from capital mobility: the ability to tap external sources of finance, greater financial efficiency from deeper stock and bond markets, and technology transfer and know-how from foreign direct investment.

The U.K. should see overseas aid as an investment in the future potential of a market and shouldn't be used as a stick to bash trading partners and strategic allies with.

We need to work together as social partners to focus on our economy by removing all the obstacles to investment and move South Africa to a higher level of growth.

The quality and quantum of potential investors in Africa is huge.