We cannot just look at a country by looking at charts, graphs, and modelling the economy. Behind the numbers there are people.
Our fortunes rise together, and they fall together. 'All men are brothers,' said the Analects. We have a collective responsibility-to bring about a more stable and more prosperous world, a world in which every person in every country can reach their full potential.
I look under the skin of countries' economies, and I help them make better decisions and be stronger, to prosper and create employment.
The difficulty that negotiators have is often based on the cultural difference that various countries have.
Countries like Canada, Korea, China, Germany can and should use fiscal space. Some of them are doing it, not all.
Regulation is necessary, particularly in a sector, like the banking sector, which exposes countries and people to a risk.
