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Arunma Oteh Quotes

2015–2018 Nigeria

Arunma Oteh OON is a Nigerian economist. She was the Treasurer and a Vice President of the World Bank (2015–2018).

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Academic economics is the lab, or economics in the lab, while policymaking is economics in real life.

Evidently, a world-class capital market is absolutely essential to Nigeria’s economy.

"I'm always interested in how you can use the capital markets to make a difference."

I believe that mentorship is a way to give back and contribute to preparing future generation of leaders.

"Development banks recruit the best and the brightest from their member countries (shareholders)."

For any country I do feel strongly that capital markets are extremely important, but more so for Nigeria than any other, because it’s almost been 50 years since independence.

Capacity is an understanding of the risks of investing in the market, an understanding of the products available in the market, an understanding of the role of different players.

"I spent my career in the capital markets because of what was discussed at the dinner table with my father."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Arunma Oteh (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.