International lending banks need to focus on areas where private investment doesn't go, such as infrastructure projects, education and poverty relief.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Forget about banks that are too big to fail; the focus should be on cities, municipalities and countries that are too big to fail.
Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.
Bankers cannot afford to be concerned with only the economic aspects of projects. There may be serious implications on the natural environment, the urban environment, on human culture.
World Bank is a bank that's focused on economic development and poverty alleviation.
Alleviating poverty would be the Bank's overarching objective.
The number one priority is going to be make sure that banks lend.
Country banks are more flexible in their lending policies than their city brethren are.
I'm all in favor of banks that play their part in community endeavors, private individuals looking for loans, people who want to start up a little business, and that's what banks are for.
The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
Banks need to continue to lend to creditworthy borrowers to earn a profit and remain strong.