20 Quotes by Ifzal Ali

We are seeing a huge increase in all import bills. Some of them are beginning to feel pressure on the external balance of payments. Fiscal strains in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh are particularly huge.

We are already witnessing major strains in many of our developing countries,

Just look at the organized sector of the economy in a country such as India, which employs less than 10 percent of workforce, you are worrying about this when there is a multitude of people completely being bypassed.

I think this is an issue that should not be politicized but has to be addressed with clinical objectivity.

We will have to revise our projections downwards if oil prices remain at 70 dollars a barrel.

We see more affluent youth going in for consumption, which is something that's very new for this part of the world.

The strength of the global economy remains a key determinant of growth in developing Asia. The major industrial economies are expected to grow close to potential and global trade will remain firm this year.

Rapid poverty reduction requires not only high rates of economic growth but also that the benefits of this growth be distributed more equitably.

Strengthening the inclusiveness of the growth process is a precondition to sustaining high growth rates.