Asia Economist and CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors

Manu Bhaskaran

Asia Economist and CEO

Centennial Asia Advisors

At Centennial Asia Advisors, we tell it like it is. We have no vested interests, no need for a China wall, and no reason to skew our outlook any other way. With over 30 years experience covering Asia’s political economy, you can be sure our conclusions and analyses are based on the unadulterated facts. Through years of fine-tuning our research methodologies, we deliver a quality of macroeconomic analysis few other houses can match.

Centennial Asia Advisors is an independent research and advisory firm that works with governments, multilateral institutions, financial firms and leading MNCs.

Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

Indonesia: Surprising 2Q15 GDP, prudent&nbsp;policy making sorely needed<ul><li>GDP surprised above expectations at 4.67% y/y in 2Q15, down marginally from 4.72% y/y in 1Q15.</li><li>Risks remain as growth drivers continue to be weak, increasing pressure on government spending to bridge the infrastructure gap that is curbing the archipelago's growth potential.&nbsp;</li><li>A lack of consistency in policy making continues to deter investors and could be the downfall of the Indonesian economy.</li></ul>

Indonesia: Surprising 2Q15 GDP, prudent&nbsp;policy making sorely neededGDP surprised above expectations at 4.67% y/y in 2Q15, down marginally from 4.72% y/y in 1Q15.Risks remain as growth drivers continue to be weak, increasing pressure on government spending to bridge the infrastructure gap that is curbing the archipelago's growth potential.&nbsp;A lack of consistency in policy making continues to deter investors and could be the downfall of the Indonesian economy.

Indonesia's outlook marred by commodity prices and currency woes

Asian monetary policy outlook: results of our Taylor Rule-based model<ul><li>China is behind the curve and needs to ease more aggressively.</li><li>The Philippines is behind the curve and needs to tighten.</li><li>India and Malaysia are ahead of the curve and need not hurry to ease in our view.</li><li>In general, an easing bias is likely in Asian monetary policy.</li></ul>

Asian monetary policy outlook: results of our Taylor Rule-based modelChina is behind the curve and needs to ease more aggressively.The Philippines is behind the curve and needs to tighten.India and Malaysia are ahead of the curve and need not hurry to ease in our view.In general, an easing bias is likely in Asian monetary policy.

Indonesia

iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The ETF seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index.

iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (EIDO US)

Indonesia's outlook marred by commodity prices and currency woes

Indonesia: Surprising 2Q15 GDP, prudent policy making sorely needed GDP surprised above expectations at 4.67% y/y in 2Q15, down marginally from...

Manu Bhaskaran

Asian Monetary Policy Outlook

Asian monetary policy outlook: results of our Taylor Rule-based model China is behind the curve and needs to ease more aggressively. The...

Manu Bhaskaran