If this particular company and this particular country does not join the modern economy, it stands every risk of being left behind. But clearly, if it did it in a thoughtless way and tried to meet this demand of the market immediately, it would have created chaos. |
Merrill Lynch is not for sale. We have the resources, the strategy, to create more shareholder value. |
Some of the activities that we engage in put you in a position where you can truly understand some of their points of view. |
There's little heat in the economy. There's more chance of deflation than inflation. |
We have been constantly growing along with the region. Along with the opportunities we find it to be, aside from being one of the most exciting places in the world, I think [it is] commercially one of the most potentially rewarding places that I know of. |