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>The government is making another big push for growth, marked by a 24.5% increase in capex spending while revenue expenditures are flat.</li>
<li>References to structural reforms were omitted altogether as the authorities slow the pace of fiscal consolidation, marked by elevated fiscal deficits and the absence of any credible medium-term fiscal roadmap. </li>
<li>Consequently, the deluge of borrowings is set to test the RBI’s ability to manage yield expectations at a time when global monetary policy is tightening.</li>
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The government is making another big push for growth, marked by a 24.5% increase in capex spending while revenue expenditures are flat.
References to structural reforms were omitted altogether as the authorities slow the pace of fiscal consolidation, marked by elevated fiscal deficits and the absence of any credible medium-term fiscal roadmap. 
Consequently, the deluge of borrowings is set to test the RBI’s ability to manage yield expectations at a time when global monetary policy is tightening.


Indian Budget: Reform Impetus Hits A Wall As Electoral Cycle Turns Up