“In my own work, I have written about how our public sector bank offici...” — Abhijit Banerjee Quote

“In my own work, I have written about how our public sector bank officials avoid making any new lending decisions - because lending always exposes them to some (infinitesimal) risk of being blamed for the loan going wrong.”

“The investment climate in Gujarat under Modi has been very supportive of business interests; but it was the same under the Congress governments that came before him.”

“Policy change is nothing if it's not patient work.”

“I try to avoid cheese, dairy and a lot of meat, but I do like them.”

“I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me.”

“Cyprus has a reputation as a laundromat for the Russians who are trying to avoid sanctions.”