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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<li>There has been a resurgence of capital spending this year, although some of it was driven by government projects ahead of pivotal state elections, particularly in Gujarat.</li>
<li>Fiscal concerns are also rising to the fore following the extension of the food aid program. There is a non-zero likelihood that public capex be more restrained as a result.</li>
<li>The RBI raised rates by 50bps and more are forthcoming despite the downgrade to growth projections and the dissenting view put forth by a dovish member of the MPC.</li>
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There has been a resurgence of capital spending this year, although some of it was driven by government projects ahead of pivotal state elections, particularly in Gujarat.
Fiscal concerns are also rising to the fore following the extension of the food aid program. There is a non-zero likelihood that public capex be more restrained as a result.
The RBI raised rates by 50bps and more are forthcoming despite the downgrade to growth projections and the dissenting view put forth by a dovish member of the MPC.


India: A Limited Resurgence In Private Capex