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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Cash remittances surged 7.8% y/y in Aug 17 which is the fastest in 5 months. In particular, remittances from Asia and the Middle East came in strongly, growing 9.1% and 19.2% respectively while Europe and the Americas displayed moderate growth.</li></ul>Assessment: Remittances to soldier on in 2017, providing a fillip to consumption<ul><li>Give that remittances approximate for 10% of GDP, the cheery figures certainly portend well for the Philippine economy. Moreover, the World Bank expects remittance flows to the…</li></ul>


Cash remittances surged 7.8% y/y in Aug 17 which is the fastest in 5 months. In particular, remittances from Asia and the Middle East came in strongly, growing 9.1% and 19.2% respectively while Europe and the Americas displayed moderate growth.Assessment: Remittances to soldier on in 2017, providing a fillip to consumptionGive that remittances approximate for 10% of GDP, the cheery figures certainly portend well for the Philippine economy. Moreover, the World Bank expects remittance flows to the…

Buoyant Remittances Bode Well for the Economy