Zanny Minton Beddoes

“When financial sectors are small and capital is mobile, floating exchange rates spell massive currency volatility. When a lot of foreign capital flows in, a freely floating exchange rate rises sharply, wreaking havoc for domestic banks and exporters alike.”

“The Franco-German tandem at the core of post-war European integration has become lopsided. Relations between Berlin and Paris are unusually poor, with some French politicians decrying the 'selfish intransigence' in the euro crisis of Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel.”

“Subscriptions is the bulk of our business; ads are nice to have on top of that.”

“Many European countries and Japan need to free their labour markets and liberalise services to boost productivity growth.”

“I'm a classic English liberal. A classical liberal, which is different to the modern interpretation of liberal in America.”

“Developing countries have much to gain from capital mobility: the ability to tap external sources of finance, greater financial efficiency from deeper stock and bond markets, and technology transfer and know-how from foreign direct investment.”

“The industrial world enjoys a rare combination of growth and low inflation; the 'Washington consensus,' a model of economic development that emphasizes macroeconomic discipline and open markets, is being adopted by more countries.”

“It is foolish for anyone to be complacent.”

“I can't wait for the day when it is no longer newsworthy that a woman is appointed editor of a newspaper.”

“German predominance is not all-encompassing. In foreign affairs and military matters, for instance, France and Britain still play a much bigger role. But across a large swathe of European policy, Germany has become much more than a first among equals.”

“Governments need to lay out a credible path to reducing their deficits in the medium term, but without excessively enfeebling an already weak recovery. That means raising retirement ages and overhauling pensions; putting in place the budget rules and institutions that will curb future profligacy; and favouring spending cuts over tax increases.”

“Classic English liberalism of the sort that 'The Economist' was founded to champion and still espouses is about open societies and free markets.”

“Europe's budget plans are better designed: countries from France to Greece are raising retirement ages; others, from Britain to Germany, have created new organisations and rules to encourage fiscal probity. But Europe risks overkill.”

“I think Britain's economy has done extremely well from having the influx of talented people from around the world and from having an influx of people from the rest of the European Union. It's both evidence of how strong the British economy was - that's what drew people in - but it's also part of what's making the British economy work.”

“Although the world has changed dramatically since 1843, we believe that the values that guide 'The Economist' are as relevant as ever.”

“The impact of a minimum wage depends on how high it is to average wages. If you have too high a minimum wage, it will hurt job creation, and you will have negative job effects.”

“We want to have a conversation about what does it mean to be liberal in the 21st century and how do we go about creating that kind of a society.”

“The problem with one single minimum wage is that you don't allow for younger people, who are less skilled and maybe more easily pushed out of the job market, or that the minimum wage should vary for different regions.”

“We have no idea in what way tomorrow's consumers will want to consumer their media.”

“It's very important to say that what I mean when I say 'liberal' is liberal in the 19th-century British sense. Pro-market, pro-individual, freedom, pro-openness. Not the American sense.”