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

Malaysia: Slew of Measures to Reduce Fiscal Debt

Changes Galore Post-GE14: BNM in the Crosshairs, PBB to Leave BN, Regional Rift over Oil Royalties

Hold Your Horses, Too Much Irrational Exuberance Post-Election As Anwar Is Released

Malaysia’s Political Outlook: Messy but Not Unstable

Malaysia GE14 Update (4): Close Battle but Momentum Swings to PH for Now

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<strong>Un-fudging the figures:</strong> New Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng revealed that Malaysia was saddled with debt much higher than the previously disclosed figure. Adding to the official debt of MYR686.8bn were government guarantees totalling MYR199.1bn and MYR201.4bn of lease payments for projects, bringing the total government liability to MYR1.873tr or 80.3% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product as of end-2017, well above the 55% legally-binding debt ceiling.</li>
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Un-fudging the figures: New Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng revealed that Malaysia was saddled with debt much higher than the previously disclosed figure. Adding to the official debt of MYR686.8bn were government guarantees totalling MYR199.1bn and MYR201.4bn of lease payments for projects, bringing the total government liability to MYR1.873tr or 80.3% of Malaysia’s gross domestic product as of end-2017, well above the 55% legally-binding debt ceiling.

No end-in-sight to 1MDB tales: Amongst the…


Now for the Hard Work of Reversing the Rot