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

India Politics: Will Playing the 'Victim' Card Backfire for Prime Minister Modi and BJP?

India: The Spectre of Higher Inflation Looms Large

Indian Economy: Twin Deficits Rise to the Fore

Inflation a Concern as Economy Is Still on the Bounce

India: Stirring Economy Prompts RBI to Act

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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<strong>The Modi government unveiled plan to alleviate rural distress</strong> by raising the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 14 kharif crops. The authorities are using the A2+FL formula for calculating the new MSPs, which includes out-of-pocket expenses by farmers, along with the imputed value of labour. Farming outfits have, however, argued that this falls short of the C2 costs that includes rental and interest forgone from land and capital assets, on top of the A2+FL costs. Meanwhile, more details on the…</li></ul>


The Modi government unveiled plan to alleviate rural distress by raising the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 14 kharif crops. The authorities are using the A2+FL formula for calculating the new MSPs, which includes out-of-pocket expenses by farmers, along with the imputed value of labour. Farming outfits have, however, argued that this falls short of the C2 costs that includes rental and interest forgone from land and capital assets, on top of the A2+FL costs. Meanwhile, more details on the…

Indian Economy: The BJP Goes All Out to Woo the Rural Electorate