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.

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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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<li>There are more signs of stresses across EM economies. The Turkish Lira has crept past the TRY15-mark against the USD, spurring another bout of unconventional intervention by the authorities.</li>
<li>Sri Lanka has been rocked by protests and demonstrations, with the makings of macroeconomic mismanagement by the Rajapaksa family. PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation failed to soothe the anger of protestors.</li>
<li>Indonesia has benefitted from the upturn in commodity prices while inflation remains (relatively) manageable. But, the Rupiah could be poised for a meaningful correction.</li>
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There are more signs of stresses across EM economies. The Turkish Lira has crept past the TRY15-mark against the USD, spurring another bout of unconventional intervention by the authorities.
Sri Lanka has been rocked by protests and demonstrations, with the makings of macroeconomic mismanagement by the Rajapaksa family. PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation failed to soothe the anger of protestors.
Indonesia has benefitted from the upturn in commodity prices while inflation remains (relatively) manageable. But, the Rupiah could be poised for a meaningful correction.


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