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" New leaders must also expect and manage setbacks. In post-revolutionary times, expectations are high, and the obstacles to meeting them are enormous. "

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

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" Corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion are global problems, not just challenges for developing countries. "

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" Reliable numbers about the amount of dirty money around the world are difficult to come by. But according to an estimate by the nonprofit Global Financial Integrity group, $1 trillion vanishes from the developing world's economies every year. "

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" Like many countries, Indonesia can transform its decision-making system to be more transparent and inclusive, particularly on resource allocation and use. "

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" Revolutions and their aftermaths, of course, are always fluid and fickle times, and the outcome is often perched on a knife's edge. "

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" Sometimes our definitions fall short. Take, for example, the way we view income and labor. It simply doesn't cover enough of the work that women, and in particular poor women, are doing - especially in their own households and the vast 'informal' economy in which most of the world's poorest people work. "

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" At the World Bank, we are already working with our clients in developing countries to improve their governance systems, collect taxes, fight corruption, and recover stolen assets. "

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" When we rebuild a house, we are rebuilding a home. When we recover from disaster, we are rebuilding lives and livelihoods. "

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" I think the implications for the rise of China are huge in terms of the political landscape, economic balance, de-velopment thinking, and the environment. "

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" Financial inclusion matters not only because it promotes growth, but because it helps ensure prosperity is widely shared. Access to financial services plays a critical role in lifting people out of poverty, in empowering women, and in helping governments deliver services to their people. "

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" I have my own experience in Indonesia, of course. Sometimes in these transition situations, the new governments are still clumsy and awkward in responding to this new environment in which they operate. The only thing in their DNA is the old regime. "

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" We know we cannot achieve our twin goals of ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity without ending poverty and creating equality for women and girls. "

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" Until we know how many women own businesses, we may under-invest in them as entrepreneurs and economic drivers. "

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" Over time, Europeans have come to rely on governments to protect them from the rougher facets of private enterprise and to look after them in old age. "

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" I am still an Indonesian citizen. "

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" If women had better access to the financial system - even so much as a basic deposit account at a bank - it would be a major step in the direction of greater wealth and greater economic empowerment. "

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" I always enjoy the job and the work that I do, because that's the condition that I attach in accepting any job. This way, I can really work and dedicate myself to the institution for achieving the goal which I believe is a noble one. "

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" Many developing countries are enjoying demographic changes. They have a younger demographic composition so they're not burdened by legacy policy. Now, if you combine this with a good macro policy and ambitious structural policy, those countries are able to move more flexibly and be more agile. "

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" If Indonesia improves governance of the fisheries sector and invests in large-scale maritime transport, it can double fish production by 2019. "

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