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Interview with our Japanese researchers

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Interview with our Japanese researchers

March 2021 / 15 min

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Donald Farquharson, head of the Japanese Equity Team at Baillie Gifford, speaks to Japan-based strategy researchers Akiko Hirai and Satoko Ishino.

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