Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Nigel Chiang

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 latest GDP and labour market data confirm Singapore’s cyclical prospects remain strong. Although external demand is likely to slow, the rebound in sectors badly hit by covid is firming.</li>
<li>But there are three structural challenges that need to be tackled. First, productivity growth has been persistently weak. </li>
<li>Second, the large external surpluses reflect excessive savings in the economy. And, third, rising home prices show a disconnect from fundamentals.</li>
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The latest GDP and labour market data confirm Singapore’s cyclical prospects remain strong. Although external demand is likely to slow, the rebound in sectors badly hit by covid is firming.
But there are three structural challenges that need to be tackled. First, productivity growth has been persistently weak. 
Second, the large external surpluses reflect excessive savings in the economy. And, third, rising home prices show a disconnect from fundamentals.


Singapore: In A Good Place Cyclically, But Daunting Structural Challenges Lie Ahead