20 January 2021
Across the ASEAN: Growing Activity in the Indonesian Fintech Space
We're a few weeks into the new year, and Indonesian tech firms have been rather busy, with news of possible mergers between Gojek and Tokopedia along with growing investments in Indonesian banks as part of a digital banking push. Bharat Joshi, Investment Director at Aberdeen Standard, joined us on Across the ASEAN to primarily share his outlook for Indonesian markets, but also spoke in depth regarding all the hustle and bustle in the Indonesian tech space, along with what he's looking out for from the Bank Indonesia's first policy decision of 2021.

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18 November 2020
Across the ASEAN: Improving Market Sentiment Out of Indonesia
Since the US elections, the Jakarta Composite has been on a fine run, seeing more gains than losses. Bharat Joshi, CIO and Investment Director at Aberdeen Standard, joined us on Across the ASEAN to assess the improving sentiment among investors out in Indonesia, and also to talk about how their Aberdeen Indonesia Equity Fund was able to outperform the JCI this year.

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15 July 2020
Across the ASEAN: The 2nd Half Outlook for Indonesian Equities
Indonesian stocks have been doing fairly well at the start of the second half, with the Jakarta Composite making steady gains despite rising COVID-19 cases and persistent economic uncertainties. Could the Bank Indonesia decision to purchase government bonds boosted confidence? Bharat Joshi, Investment Director of Aberdeen Standard Investments, joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss his outlook for Indonesian equities, with an additional take on the country's palm oil sector.

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20 May 2020
Across the ASEAN: Is Indonesia Ready to Ease Lockdowns?
The Indonesian government is said to be considering a phased easing of lockdown measures despite the rising number of cases and deaths related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bharat Joshi, Aberdeen Standard's Investment Director, joins us on Across the ASEAN to discuss the challenges faced by the region's largest economy, the odds of Garuda Indonesia surviving the crisis, and why firms have been lining up to tap debt markets and list in Jakarta despite the ongoing uncertainty.

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13 Nov 2019
Across the ASEAN: As Good As It Gets for Indonesian Stocks?
Indonesian stocks looking relatively flat, with the Jakarta Composite seeing slight losses year-to-date. Aberdeen Standard's Investment Director Bharat Joshi joins us again from Jakarta to talk about whether this is as good as it gets for Indonesian equities, and to talk about the objectives of the Widodo administration in its second term.

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18 September 2019
Across the ASEAN: Indonesian Markets with Aberdeen Standard's Bharat Joshi
The Jakarta Composite Index fell at the start of the week around the same time that crude oil prices spiked due to attacks on Saudi Arabian oil fields. Aberdeen Standard's Bharat Joshi though thinks that the early week slide was more due to new taxes on tobacco stocks coming online. He joins us on Across the ASEAN to talk about the outlook for mining stocks ahead of the nickel ore ban, and their outlook on the JCI for the 4th quarter.

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Across the ASEAN: A Look at the Indonesian Market Recovery with Aberdeen Standard
Things have been getting better for Indonesian markets, with the Jakarta Composite up roughly 500 points since mid-May. Sentiment has been getting better ahead of the Bank Indonesia’s policy decision and despite continued trade tensions. Aberdeen Standard’s Investment Director Bharat Joshi joined us on Across the ASEAN from Jakarta to talk about the future of Indonesian markets and the Rupiah.

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