"I expect the general level of inflation will be higher in the future than before the crisis. Both in the short term and medium term, generally global inflation will be about 200 basis points above pre-crisis levels.”

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“We need to find a way to cultivate social risk taking, to make it easier for people to do things that may antagonize or earn the respect of their peers. In order to do this, we need to radicalize the sort of people we bring into our institutions. You need outsiders in your organization….and people with profoundly, culturally different perspectives.” 

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“We want the market to be excited about Malaysia. We want to be back on the radar screen. Therefore we have to do what the market wants us to do.”

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"China should, China would, continue to improve its managed floating exchange rate regime based on market demand referenced to a basket of currencies."

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"India had a decade of information technology... This is the decade of infrastructure"

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"Evidence is mounting that the global economy is on a sustained recovery path, compared with just a few months ago when there was more discussion of a possible double-dip recession."

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“[W]e will continue on the path of reform and economic discipline. The near term pain of reform will provide long-term gain for our nation. It may not be popular but it is, and has been, setting the nation on a new course.”

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“Sovereign wealth funds are receiving a lot of attention, some of it unwarranted. We are investors like any other. Sovereign wealth funds have growing pools of capital to invest around the world and we will continue to play a leading role in the global financial sector in the years to come – in good markets and bad.”

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“I’m here today to build our brand with the investment community and this is a good forum for that."

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“There’s no other country in the world that can absorb so much inward investment.”

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“China has other advantages such as its infrastructure and its labour force. In many cases, Chinese firms are competing against each other in export markets. So the result of a revalued Yuan would be a transfer of wealth from Western consumers to Chinese workers.”

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“Looking at an even broader picture, Hong Kong will continue to play a vital role in the development of our country."

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“Until the courage is found to take the necessary action to resolve troubled financial institutions, I believe monetary policy will not ultimately be successful in driving the economy forward."

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