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.

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<strong>Taiwan’s GDP experienced its fastest growth since 1Q15</strong>, surging 3.1% y/y in 3Q17, after a 2.1% growth in 2Q17. Exports grew 11.2% y/y, up from 5% in 2Q17. However, private consumption inched down to a 1.9% y/y increase, compared to the 2.1% recorded in 2Q17.</li>
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<strong>Malaysia’s exports rose 14.7% y/y in Sep 17</strong>, down from 21.6% registered in Aug 17, on the back of still-respectable growth in manufactured exports (+19.6% y/y). Imports grew 15.2% y/y in Sep 17 which marks a mild deceleration from the 22.4%…</li>
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Taiwan’s GDP experienced its fastest growth since 1Q15, surging 3.1% y/y in 3Q17, after a 2.1% growth in 2Q17. Exports grew 11.2% y/y, up from 5% in 2Q17. However, private consumption inched down to a 1.9% y/y increase, compared to the 2.1% recorded in 2Q17.

Malaysia’s exports rose 14.7% y/y in Sep 17, down from 21.6% registered in Aug 17, on the back of still-respectable growth in manufactured exports (+19.6% y/y). Imports grew 15.2% y/y in Sep 17 which marks a mild deceleration from the 22.4%…


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