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.

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Economic Policy and Strategic Advisors

Macroeconomics

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<li>From raising import taxes, to mandating greater use of biodiesel, Indonesia’s government has unveiled a slew of measures to stem the Rupiah’s fall.</li>
<li>However, the measures are more reactive than proactive as these stop-gap measures do not nip the problem in the bud that is a widening current account deficit brought forth by low savings rate.</li>
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From raising import taxes, to mandating greater use of biodiesel, Indonesia’s government has unveiled a slew of measures to stem the Rupiah’s fall.
However, the measures are more reactive than proactive as these stop-gap measures do not nip the problem in the bud that is a widening current account deficit brought forth by low savings rate.


Indonesian Economy: Stop-Gap Measures to Provide Only Fleeting Reprieve for Rupiah’s Descent