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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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“by N Okonjo-Iweala · 2014 · Cited by 2 — She said, "People knew about the economics, maybe the geography—but they didn't know how people lived”
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“But in the legislature, there's still not quite the acceptance of letting women break through the glass ceiling. It's clearly a man's world.”
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“When it comes to election time, everybody wants all sorts of things”
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“Our politicians need to realize that you do not politicize the budget. In a developing country, that's lethal.”
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“Everything has become politicized, even corruption. People throw out corruption charges, numbers of missing income, that are untrue.”
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 1954) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24483577. A conversation with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, JSTOR, 2 March 2014, Retrieved 04 November 2024.
“4 Mar 2021 — has only just begun her run. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ... said “in every challenge, there is an opportunity”. For Africa, she .”
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“You can't just have a World Bank and IMF, which are supposed to help in development, and have the richest countries control them.”
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“Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.”
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Recorded in: [Interview with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the 2018 Women in the World Summit
“You have to have a passion for development in Africa and the Caribbean.”
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“Without good data, you're flying blind.”
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Recorded in: Interview with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the 2016 World Economic Forum
“Women need to be part of the solution, not just a part of the discussion.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the 2015 Women in the World Summit
“Corruption is not just a problem of Nigeria; it is a global problem.”
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“We have to make sure that the benefits of globalization are shared more widely.”
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“When women are empowered, they improve not only their own lives, but also the lives of their families and communities.”
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“Development is not about helping poor people, it is about creating wealth, jobs, and opportunity.”
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“In every crisis lies an opportunity.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“Trade is a strong driver of global growth.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“Current trade issues are not purely the fault of trade policy.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“Digital trade is going to be the future of trade.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“Africa’s share of world trade has stagnated by 3 per cent because they are still exporting the same things.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“Africa must trade more with itself.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“Africa has potential not only for critical minerals but also for clean energy.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“The US should also think because trade is about interdependence, and if countries decide to trade by themselves, that won't work.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.
“There is no country that can exist by itself.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Reimagining American Economic Leadership, a CFR initiative of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, 2025.