Barack Obama Quotes

I think our initiative with respect to education and economic development can work in Saudi Arabia and it is up to the Saudis to decide how they wish to transform their society in order to make it prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.

But let's not assume that trade is the only challenge we have in the economy. I think it is a part of it, and I've said what I'm going to do.

I do think Brexit vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalisation.

The challenges some European economies have are such that it makes it very difficult for them. You have to go where the growth is.

As a former small business owner, I recognize both the important role small businesses play in our economy and the broad universe of challenges that small business owners face in trying to make ends meet.

Britain is one of the world's most open economies. More dependent on trade than any other major country. Our success depends on our competitiveness and our competitiveness depends on raising our productivity, as our competitors are raising theirs.

A nation’s success in the global economy is not determined by the quantity of its natural resources, but by the quality of its human resources.

The key to our economic prosperity depends on increasing our contacts with Asian traders.

An economically successful Africa is not only in the interest of the Africans but also is in the interest of the United States as well.

If the United States does well [economically], then the whole world does well.

If you want your country to be competitive in the 21st century economy, a big financial sector is fundamentally bad news.

Most of the countries in the world are outside the E.U., and they are doing very nicely, thank you.

Whether we vote to leave or remain, there are risks to our future; there are challenges in the global economy.

Here's the secret you should remember whenever you hear someone lamenting how tough it is to get ahead in the postindustrial global economy: Few people work nearly as hard as they could.

As we work to promote greater economic opportunity for the American people, we must always remember that the American economy is deeply integrated with the global economy. That brings challenges but even greater opportunities.

Britain has always been at its most successful when it's a trading nation.

If you look around the world and see all the different countries struggling to get away from very low inflation rates with economies not nearly as strong as ours, you want to make sure we avoid those circumstances.

Predicting and responding to the global economy will be the biggest challenge.

There is no reason that America can't compete in a global economy, and I love being one small proof point in that.

Having common European standards has not only boosted prosperity here and across the continent, it is undoubtedly the best way of managing the challenges posed by globalisation.

Ensuring that the benefits of globalisation are shared widely remains a challenge.

If we're going to have a strong and dynamic economy in the years ahead, we need to tackle some of the structural challenges that our economy faces and the tax code is one of the biggest.

Technology is probably the single biggest driver of productivity gains for the developed countries. For example, I think it's much more important than free trade.

I think it is absolutely central to our economic plan as a country not only that we put our own house in order but that we better connect ourselves with other parts of the world, particularly the faster growing parts of the world.

They're all tied together: taxes, Medicare, Social Security, and the debt. We've got to have a setting of priorities, and looking at it - at each of them as disconnected, I think, doesn't properly address these major challenges.