Hardtalk with zeinab badawi. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. President widodo of indonesia was recently re elected to a second term in office. He says he has big ambitions to raise the standards of living for his people. Indonesia is the most populous country in Southeast Asia and has its biggest economy, but it faces a series of challenges, from poor infrastructure to corruption and extreme income inequality. My guest is indonesias minister for National Development planning, bambang brodjonegoro, who is here in londodn trying to attract investors. But is the government doing enough to tackle its problems . Minister bambang brodjonegoro, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zeinab. So, here you are in london trying to attract investors to your country. What message are you giving them . I think the first one must be the size of our economy and the population as well. 216 million population, with gdp more than us 1 trillion currently. But in 2045, 100 years of independence, it w
Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi. President widodo of indonesia was recently re elected to a second term in office, and he says he has big ambitions to raise the standards of living for his people. Indonesia is the most populous country in Southeast Asia and has its biggest economy, but it faces a series of challenges, from poor infrastructure to corruption and extreme income inequality. My guest is indonesias minister for National Development planning, bambang brodjonegoro, who is here in londodn trying to attract investors. But is the government doing enough to tackle its problems . Minister bambang brodjonegoro, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zeinab. So, here you are in london trying to attract investors to your country. What message are you giving them . I think the first one must be the size of our economy and the population as well. 216 million population, with gdp more than us i trillion currently. But in 2045, 100 years of independence, it will be 320 million, with
I am stephen sackur. There is a special breed of Business Leaders who acquire a public profile far beyond their core business. Think trump, branson, and a host of others. But is a flamboyant style and diversification into sports or media necessarily good for the bottom line . My guest today is one of asias best known businessmen, Tony Fernandes, boss of airasia, Football Club owner, one time formula 1 investor, and a dabbler in reality tv. Is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to Business Success . Tony fernandes, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much. Thanks for having me. You have been in business for, what, three decades now. Is the Tony Fernandes that does Business Today different from the young man who set out . I hope to think a little bit smarter, a little bit older and wiser, but in principle the same, the same Tony Fernandes from 30 years ago. What about attitude to risk . Umm, maybe a little bit more cautious, maybe thinking a little bit more. But overall, i dont see
Leaders who acquire a public profile far beyond their core business. Think trump, branson, and a host of others. But is a flamboyant style and diversification into sports or media necessarily good for the bottom line . My guest today is one of asias best known businessmen, Tony Fernandes, boss of airasia, Football Club owner, one time formula 1 investor, and a dabbler in reality tv. Is it easy to lose sight of what matters most to Business Success . Tony fernandes, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks very much. Thanks for having me. You have been in business for, what, three decades now. Is the Tony Fernandes that does Business Today different from the young man who set out . I hope to think a little bit smarter, a little bit older and wiser, but in principle the same, the same Tony Fernandes from 30 years ago. What about attitude to risk . Umm, maybe a little bit more cautious, maybe thinking a little bit more. But overall, i dont see much difference. I think decisions have to be made critica