Thabo Mbeki Quotes

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.

We are increasing our efforts to attract the right kind of foreign investors through our various agencies.

My ideal - and here, the sky is the limit - is to attract foreign investment via concessions.

Given my earlier experience as the longest served CM of the erstwhile undivided A.P., I focused on choosing right people in the right place with clear priorities in the departments that were vital to attract large-scale investments into the state.

We need to give people more of an incentive to work, to save, to invest, to create a true future for themselves.

I think we need to invest more in America.

Our visits to the United States have brought huge benefits by helping attract foreign direct investment on a scale not previously seen in the north of Ireland.

We want to keep a preferred rate for capital gains - we think it is important to encourage investment.

A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

In September 2014, the USIBC members indicated an investment figure of $41 billion that was likely to be invested over a 2-3 year period.

We don't see a choice between securing growth and investment and raising human rights issues.

I had attracted large investments into information technology and built infrastructure in Hyderabad, including India's first greenfield airport, apart from attracting the country's first private sector investments in power generation.

Policies aimed at attracting more foreign investment into India would naturally be a part of an external stabilisation strategy.

Trade and investment promotion organizations are crucial partners in ITC's work to enable SMEs to internationalize. They sustain and multiply the impact of trade-related technical support and allow SMEs to function with confidence in any location.

There are bridges that we have built not only between individual companies but also between associations. This will keep business and investments flowing.

The problem with climate change has always been that whilst political timeframes and economic investment timeframes work on a 3-5year cycle, the planet needs a rather longer term view.

Despite serious constraints, challenges, and non-cooperation from the Centre, we have managed to develop Andhra on all fronts and ensured that the state tops in national ranks on various parameters, apart from successfully attracting large-scale investments from global giants.

Anytime we make additional investment in a coal plant, we are really challenging whether that investment is economic.

Investment in jobs at a time when millions are unemployed can only be a good thing: all the better if the jobs help us shift from a high-carbon to a low-carbon economy.

The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure.

Effective storytelling is the key to getting users to understand and adopt your product as well as imperative to recruiting team members and future investors.

Every new startup business creates new opportunities. It doesn't matter whether you have a new app for college students or a home medical device for senior citizens; there are other multibillion noncompetitive corporations that are spending millions of dollars trying to market their goods and services to your same audience.

It is no coincidence that in the wake of the Arab Spring, investment in youth-related initiatives, especially related to employment, has increased sharply.

As I have consistently argued, leaving the E.U. needs to be accompanied by a strong set of pro-enterprise policies to counteract any disruption: cut corporate taxes to make the U.K. an attractive destination for business and investment.

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.