Eike Batista Quotes

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In Brazil, our president has presidential decrees law that allow him to implement emergency measures for six months. That’s exactly what he did when the world went into trouble in 2008, you know, allowing the banks to put liquidity into the system. And that’s why Brazil came out so much faster than everybody else.
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Paulson, if you hear what he says is he didn’t have the power to bail out Lehman [Bros].
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The Brazilian Development Bank is the world’s largest development bank. They deployed $100 billion in projects.
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I’ve been to China many times in the last three years, and beware. Whatever the Chinese produce, beware, because they’re going to throw it at you with quality and low prices.
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[On China in 2010] I think in the next 20, 30 years they’re back to the 50 percent of the world’s GDP.
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Brazil is liked. You know, we’re good soccer players. We have immense good will.
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I think there’s a massive shifting of wealth. You know, between America and Europe to the emerging markets, either through currency appreciation, because Brazil’s self-sufficient in everything.
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They used to put Brazil in the same league as Nigeria.
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China is such a big consumer…
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I like a challenge. But I don’t, I don’t challenge - I have to know that I can perform, you know? I don’t do just anything.
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You don’t build a nice restaurant if you think you’re going to have a return in three years.
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I lost $60 million in the steel mill.
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[In 2010] I would put three countries in South America in the same league - Chile, Columbia, and Brazil.
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[In 2010] Brazil’s credit rating is better than Germany.
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I’m building for my country… I’m connecting Brazil...
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Transparency is part of how you are educated.
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It was an unfortunate, gigantic mistake.
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Over time you learn that knowledge is important.
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You need to have this drive toward financial independence. This was a driver for me, a big one. I simply didn’t want to get money from my parents anymore. This was very powerful.
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You have to start thinking out of the box.
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