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Global Economy Quotes

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These global economy quotes contrast local, neighborly security with the reach of global markets controlled far from any one community. Read more in Economy quotes.

An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment.

Quotes by Wendell Berry

So long as the global economy continues to recover, that remains Obama's No. 1 claim to successful leadership. Nothing else even comes close.

Quotes by Thomas P.M. Barnett

If you followed this economic crisis and you do not think that the world is getting flatter, you are not paying attention. We saw the entire global economy at one time acting totally in sync. The real truth is the...

Quotes by Thomas Friedman

We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation.

Quotes by Stephen Harper

Ability Quotes

The rules of the global economy are rigged against those who have to work to earn a living and in favour of multinational corporations and the ultra-rich.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

As universal a truth as the rising and setting of the sun each day, the global economy needs people.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

Japan rose from the ashes of World War II as a 'trading state,' the model for export-led growth. It is not clear that the old export model of growth will be sustainable in a more 'balanced' global economy that does...

Quotes by Robert Zoellick

You know, oil prices from 2007, on the strength of a very robust global economy and a very robust emerging China, many of you will recall, ramped up to near $150 a barrel. Then we had the financial - U.S....

Quotes by Rex Tillerson

I believe you cannot survive in this global economy without some form of postsecondary education.

Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

Able Quotes

Can you imagine what will happen to the global economy if Iran comes out with a nuclear weapon? The whole area will enter a nuclear race - Saudi Arabia, Turkey.

Quotes by Naftali Bennett

Investors should be cautiously positioned as the global economy and markets face major uncertainties. The downgrade will be a further headwind to growth and job creation in the U.S.

Quotes by Mohamed El-Erian

A global economy that is levering up, while unable to generate enough aggregate demand to achieve potential growth, is on a risky path.

Quotes by Michael Spence

The realities of the modern global economy require government to play a substantial role in ensuring the national and economic security of the people.

Quotes by Matthew Continetti

If the expansion of a global legal regime for communication technologies gains traction, the effects to the global economy as well as our individual liberties will be severe.

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

Economy Quotes

We're in a tightening cycle and the reason is the economy is growing, there's no expectation that the global economy and the Polish economy as a consequence could slow down dramatically.

Quotes by Marek Belka

The financial industry may not be synonymous with economics, but it does control a large enough sector of the global economy to sink us all, as was unnervingly demonstrated in 2008.

Quotes by Lionel Shriver

Many people in the world believe that in the 21st century, the Asia-Pacific - Asia in particular - will play a more important role in global economy and politics and that Asia will become an important engine for the world...

Quotes by Li Keqiang

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

Quotes by Lee Myung-bak

It says something about this new global economy that USA Today now reports every morning on the day's events in Asian markets.

Quotes by Lawrence Summers

Growth Quotes

Liberalized trade - in broadly multilateral, regional, or bilateral agreements - is a key ingredient in the recipe for prosperity... An absolute prerequisite for long-term economic growth is full participation in the global economy and trading system.

Quotes by Kevin Hassett

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes appear in these global economy quotes?
They cover the tension between local economic security and global interdependence, along with how instability in one region or crisis can ripple worldwide.
Is there a quote about local economies versus the global economy?
Yes, one contrasts the security of a genuinely local economy with a global one controlled by people disconnected from any single community.
Do any quotes discuss geopolitical risk to the world economy?
Yes, one speculates about the disruptive effect a regional nuclear arms race could have on the wider global economy.
Is there a quote about how connected the world economy has become?
Yes, one reflects on a past economic crisis as proof that the world was acting in close sync rather than as isolated markets.
How does this topic relate to growth quotes?
See Growth quotes for more on economic expansion and progress.

Others weigh how regional instability could ripple through markets worldwide, or note how a past economic crisis proved just how interconnected economies had become. Browse Growth and Ability quotes for related ideas.