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

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<li>While global economic conditions have been “so far so good”, there are signs of trouble that, while manageable for now, could darken the outlook if they spiral out of control. </li>
<li>On the upside, conditions in major markets such as the US and China are stabilizing, while global capital spending and technology cycles should be favourable for Asia. </li>
<li>While the risks are growing, resilient domestic demand and appropriate macroeconomic management should shield Asian markets from the worst of the downsides. </li>
</ul>


While global economic conditions have been “so far so good”, there are signs of trouble that, while manageable for now, could darken the outlook if they spiral out of control. 
On the upside, conditions in major markets such as the US and China are stabilizing, while global capital spending and technology cycles should be favourable for Asia. 
While the risks are growing, resilient domestic demand and appropriate macroeconomic management should shield Asian markets from the worst of the downsides. 


Regional Economics: In A Stormier World, Can Asia’s Ship Remain Steady?

Tracking developments across tech supply chains, Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tech Supply Chain Tracker

Tracking developments across tech supply chains

Equity Bottom-Up

SK Hynix Inc. provides products and services for the electronic components industry. The Company manufactures semiconductors, such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, and static random access memory (SRAM) chips.

<ul><li>Indian smartphone exports boosted by iPhone makers as Xiphera introduces quantum security improvements in crypto solutions</li><li>Ola Electric pioneers solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, while SK Hynix invests $75 billion to dominate HBM Market for AI Chips</li><li>China nationalizes rare earth resources as airlines struggle with high costs to achieve sustainable fuel goals, Foxconn denies mistreating married women in India</li></ul>

Indian smartphone exports boosted by iPhone makers as Xiphera introduces quantum security improvements in crypto solutionsOla Electric pioneers solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, while SK Hynix invests $75 billion to dominate HBM Market for AI ChipsChina nationalizes rare earth resources as airlines struggle with high costs to achieve sustainable fuel goals, Foxconn denies mistreating married women in India

Tech Supply Chain Tracker (02-Jul-2024): India boosts smartphone exports with iPhone manufacturers.

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic, Beat the Street

Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

Beat the Street

Beat The Street was founded by Nimish Maheshwari and Sudarshan Bhandari, both of whom are Chartered Accountants by Profession, known for their expert analysis in the fields of Business, Sectoral analysis, and Corporate governance.

With a strong social media presence of 45,000+ Subscribers across various platforms, they are considered trusted voices in the industry. Their insights and analysis have been featured in some of India’s most prominent publications, including the Economic Times, Dalal Street Investment Journal, The Morning Context, and The Ken.

Their analysis on Bankrupt & Insolvent companies has been instrumental in saving investors from significant losses. They have a keen eye for identifying red flags and has identified exclusive redflags earlier in Vedanta, Nykaa, Dhani Services, Adani and many more.

Read Business Not Stock Prices

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>GAIL's Rs. 12,940-crore Urja Ganga gas pipeline delayed to March 2025 completion date</li>
<li>Tata Steel UK pursues legal action against Unite union over planned July 8 strike</li>
<li>IREDA could unlock Rs. 22-lakh crore debt market for renewables energy</li>
</ul>


GAIL's Rs. 12,940-crore Urja Ganga gas pipeline delayed to March 2025 completion date
Tata Steel UK pursues legal action against Unite union over planned July 8 strike
IREDA could unlock Rs. 22-lakh crore debt market for renewables energy


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Market & Forensics Analyst, Beat the Street

Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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<li>Cotton consumption in the 2023-24 season is estimated at 307 lakh bales, making it one of the highest in the past decade.</li>
<li>Government is considering extending the PLI scheme to all garments, including cotton ones.</li>
<li>Minister Singh also emphasized the need for a comprehensive roadmap to elevate India’s textile market from $165 billion to $350 billion.</li>
</ul>


Cotton consumption in the 2023-24 season is estimated at 307 lakh bales, making it one of the highest in the past decade.
Government is considering extending the PLI scheme to all garments, including cotton ones.
Minister Singh also emphasized the need for a comprehensive roadmap to elevate India’s textile market from $165 billion to $350 billion.


What Is Cooking in Indian Textile Sector?

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 28th which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,832.6bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD11,267mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight foreign changes in Highwealth, Acer, King Yuan Elec, Bora Pharma, Auo, TSMC, Novatek, Mediatek, Chailease, Umc.</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of TWSE Stocks as of Jun 28th which has an aggregated holding worth USD4,832.6bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD11,267mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight foreign changes in Highwealth, Acer, King Yuan Elec, Bora Pharma, Auo, TSMC, Novatek, Mediatek, Chailease, Umc.


TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 28th): Highwealth, Acer, King Yuan Elec, Bora Pharma, Auo, TSMC

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Sudarshan Bhandari

What Is Cooking in Indian Textile Sector?

Indian Textile moving up- Why? Cotton Price Cotton prices have moved down in the last few months and have currently settled around INR 55k–57k...

Nimish Maheshwari

TWSE Foreign Holding Weekly (Jun 28th): Highwealth, Acer, King Yuan Elec, Bora Pharma, Auo, TSMC

We analyzed TWSE foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Highwealth, Acer, King Yuan Elec, Bora Pharma,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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