Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Quotes

No one has developed a magic formula for how to make countries grow, though economic researchers have identified a number of poisons. Corruption, overweening government intervention, and mountains of debt are contraindicated for countries attempting to develop.

Europe needs to make its first, second and third economic priorities economic development.

I want to change Italy and get the economy back on track.

The Netherlands has been severely hit by the debt crisis, and the solution is to lower taxes, get government finances in order, and make room for investment.

When you look at the state of the economy right now, you have to set a priority. And my top priority is the deficit of jobs and economic growth, and especially this perception that the United States could be falling behind especially Asian economies.

The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis.

And our big theme has been, you have made so much progress, we urge you on with the openings and market openings that have occurred. They clearly work and continuing on that path will produce further growth and further opportunities for the Indian people.

Our problem number 1, 2 and 3 is economic development.

One has to work on the Polish economy, so that we start getting closer to real prosperity and not prosperity on paper.

If you look at the policies that were implemented over the past four years post 2015, these are not really growth oriented policies.

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.

It is certainly possible that the Greek economy can revive and achieve some growth over the years ahead.

So my number one priority is to restore the Greek economy to an aggressive growth path.

The journey towards restoring balance to markets, led by the kingdom, is proving successful despite the challenges.

No amount of debt restructuring, even debt forgiveness, will help the Greeks achieve real prosperity. What they need is not short-term relief but, rather, a long-term cure.

It's time to create an Economic Growth Code whose purpose is to fix and grow the economy, not redistribute massive amounts of wealth.

Surely, the best and most effective measure is to get the economy moving and shorten the period of recession or slowdown. That's the rationale for Gordon Brown's 'fiscal stimulus' and it sounds like a good one to me.

The only way to eliminate the deficit in the long run is through growth.

To get anything done, Obama has to be seen as having winning economy - which isn't easy.

I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to do with markets regaining confidence in Europe and that have a lot to do with reducing debt.

With the lessons taken from the financial crisis in 1997, the Republic of Korea has been able to surmount the global economic crisis rather successfully.

The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.

The key to a resilient global recovery, where growth in each country advances growth in every country, is action directed at supporting demand at home.

What Africa needs to do is to grow, to grow out of debt.