06/03/2023
The advice of , Franco-Ivorian businessman, executive chairman of Freedom Acquisition Corp, former boss of Credit Suisse as transmitted by RFI.
"Global economic competition is a competition for global capital. Everything else is secondary. Raw materials in your basement that you don't master the technology to extract have absolutely no value.
My poor mother used to say: "Investing in your head is the only thing that will go anywhere with you, and if you are ever separated, well, nothing will really matter anymore. [She had an extraordinary sense of humour] They can take you, all your possessions: houses, cars, jewellery but what's in your head is yours
There are commonalities between successful people. I have never seen a country succeed economically by failing to invest in education or by under-investing in education.
For me, a rich country is one that has intellectual capital. Everything else is secondary. Raw materials in your basement that you don't master the technology to extract are worthless."
It is essential to invest in education.
