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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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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<li>Malaysia is entering a period of greater political tumult. New parties are forming and new alliances taking shape. A big loser from this appears to be the Pakatan Harapan coalition.</li>
<li>The government’s image has taken a beating because of poor management of the terrible floods in December, alongside allegations of corruption against the head of the anti-corruption agency.</li>
<li>In the coming months, incumbent political parties will hold their annual meetings, offering a chance for leadership renewal. State elections in Johor will also provide more clarity moving forward.</li>
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Malaysia is entering a period of greater political tumult. New parties are forming and new alliances taking shape. A big loser from this appears to be the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
The government’s image has taken a beating because of poor management of the terrible floods in December, alongside allegations of corruption against the head of the anti-corruption agency.
In the coming months, incumbent political parties will hold their annual meetings, offering a chance for leadership renewal. State elections in Johor will also provide more clarity moving forward.


Malaysia: Imminent Political Realignments Raise Uncertainty over Electoral Outcomes