Chanda Kochhar Quotes

My view is the core engine supporting India's growth aspiration will be the financial sector, which will have to get more efficient.

The moment you say microfinance everybody wants to help you.

A well-functioning microfinance bank can actually be a profitable business as well. So it became a perfect proof point that, through business, you can provide an experience that leads to individual self-empowerment.

The world has shown that if you provide capital and expertise to an area that is starved for capital and expertise, really good things will happen.

The mantra of the National Commercial Bank is 'building a better Jamaica.' If this bank is going to be everlastingly successful, it has to take on the ailments of this society.

I believe in just enriching the economy. And we're leaving so much on the table, 72 percent of the planet.

My financial service business is the absolute best thing I have done to empower the poor. I run many charities and fight many political causes, but my financial service company is the greatest gift I've given.

Some companies are already investing in women and thereby betting on a brighter future - for a workforce just waiting to blossom, for emerging economies whose development depends on this new talent, and, of course, for their own financial growth.

Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but put the two together and you have an economic innovation that has become not just popular but downright chic. The innovation - microfinance - involves making small loans to poor entrepreneurs, usually in developing countries.

My dream is for Malawi to be poverty-free, and I intend to eradicate poverty through economic growth and wealth creation.

Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction.

I think the Port of Palm Beach has an opportunity to thrive, if they can figure out how to do it with community support.

The CSSF and Prosperity Fund are making lives better, both at home and abroad.

Africa's vibrancy and entrepreneurial spirit is un-matched. There's huge potential here to grow business, create jobs, and to improve living standards.

Our mission is to make the world economy work better.

We want to help countries ultimately to become self-sustaining. That has to come through economic development.

What attracted me towards microfinance is it's a very sustainable business, which has an impact on people's lives yet it can be very profitable.

A demography that is digitising rapidly, and the potential to invest in infrastructure, are the key strengths of India.

I hope to help the Indian government advance their economic reform agenda, which will benefit India's citizens and the world.

If we can get back to where I can earmark money to bring it home to Illinois... to make us a stronger economy, I'm going to continue to do it.

I think India's growth itself will give opportunities for Indian banks to become substantially bigger.

The financial sector is vital to the economy. A well-functioning financial sector promotes job creation, innovation, and inclusive economic growth.

We believe that rural India is going to be the next driver of growth. You cannot make money overnight there, as you have to set up infrastructure there; the value of transactions is lower - you need a few years before you can really make all those businesses profitable.

My belief is India's banking industry will continue to grow at two and a half times the GDP growth rate.

Our businesses also help promote socio-economic progress.