#region

In China, remember, the the banks are arms of state policy. They loan because the local party official or regional party official tells them we need a new stadium. They are instruments of state policy. ↗

— James Chanos

#banks #because #china #instruments #loan

Iran poses the most serious long-term threat to regional stability. ↗

— Ehud Barak

#long-term #most #poses #regional #serious

The advanced levels which the democratic world has attained at the end of lengthy processes may have created the perception in the region that democracy is a distant concept; this perception can be addressed. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#advanced #attained #concept #created #democracy

Like Afghanistan before it, Iraq is only one theater in a regional war. We were attacked by a network of terrorist organizations supported by several countries, of whom the most important were Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. ↗

— Michael Ledeen

#arabia #attacked #before #countries #important

In the Gulf region and nationwide, small businesses are an integral and crucial part of local economies and communities. They should not be overlooked. ↗

— Dan Lipinski

#communities #crucial #economies #gulf #integral

Egypt is coming back - is becoming - is going to become, you know, a center of excellence for the region and maybe for the rest of the world. ↗

— Hesham Qandil

#become #becoming #center #coming #egypt

Laughter is regional: a smile extends over the whole face. ↗

— Malcolm De Chazal

#face #laughter #over #regional #smile

The CAFTA region currently imports $15 billion annually of U.S. agriculture and manufactured goods. ↗

— Ron Lewis

#annually #billion #cafta #currently #goods

I am a lucky regional theater actor who happened to get a good role. ↗