. >> the jakarta composite fell 13% in the last few weeks. it has risen to 8% recently.got smacked by everything going on in the u.s. and europe. here it's a question of timeline. short term versus long term. if you want to be in it for the short term, maybe you shouldn't be in it because that's going to be so much more volatile. if you're in it for the long term, we're talking about emerging markets. >> a classic emerging marketplace. >> exactly. then you can stay in it for the long term. most asian economies are recurring and volatility is inherent for these economies. if you're for the risk yourks get into this market. >> indonesia, does asean, is it attractive for other countries? we've got singapores, philippines, thailand as well. >> on the list after indonesia the philippines comes in as second. they say there are a lot -- there's a lot of monetary foundation there and interestingly they rely 10% on remittances. over the past several years from the first financial crisis in '97 to the second one a few years ago, remittances actually stay the same. that 10% provide