Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Nicholas Chia

Centennial Asia Advisors deliver timely and accurate economic and political analysis to investors, focused on anticipating key turning points that affect the client’s interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Clients include public agencies and central banks, as well as fund managers and investment banks. The company draws strength from its flexibility to tailor products to fit client’s specific interests. It provides detailed macro-economic forecasts, scenario analysis and timely assessments of how specific major economic and political developments may affect a client’s areas of interest. 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.

Economist

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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

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<strong>BSP governor Espenilla Jr. hinted at monetary tightening</strong> on the cards as he stated that it is only a “question of time” before the overnight rate is adjusted. He also acknowledged that the risks to inflation are tilted to the upside which could lead to cascading, second-round price effects.</li></ul><ul><li>
<strong>Public spending in 1Q18 rose 27.1% y/y</strong> and exceeded the government’s disbursement target. Infrastructure outlays jumped 33.8% y/y in the same period as the infrastructural agenda (“Build Build Build”)…</li></ul>


BSP governor Espenilla Jr. hinted at monetary tightening on the cards as he stated that it is only a “question of time” before the overnight rate is adjusted. He also acknowledged that the risks to inflation are tilted to the upside which could lead to cascading, second-round price effects.
Public spending in 1Q18 rose 27.1% y/y and exceeded the government’s disbursement target. Infrastructure outlays jumped 33.8% y/y in the same period as the infrastructural agenda (“Build Build Build”)…

BSP Rate Hike on the Cards?