17 Quotes by Robert Subbaraman

The Bank of Korea has been doing well guarding against inflationary pressures. The Korean economy is having a good recovery and the shift of focus is really to guard against overheating.

Taiwan's economy has strong fundamentals and is currently enjoying a cyclical upswing. We have a positive outlook for the economy (after the election), forecasting 7 percent growth for the year, and 6.5 percent in 2001.

The Korean economy could be starting to fire. Now the domestic and foreign sides are going quite strongly.

In Japan's case, consumer demand has not been that strong for a long time so companies haven't had that much pricing power. In China, consumer demand is reasonably strong but there is very aggressive competition.

If oil stays at $70 or goes higher I would have to consider whether my growth forecasts are too high.

The environment is ripe for capital expenditure recovery. The Korean economic recovery is broadening out.

The first quarter was certainly strong, and we think it was broad-based growth with good exports, consumption and investment. Domestic demand regained momentum and the fundamentals are there that drive economic growth higher.

The details of the revisions also suggest that growth is on a more sustainable footing.