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

Singapore: Blockbuster Growth in 3Q17 – Even Better than We Thought a Week Ago

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Singapore: Despite Trade-Led Rebound, Uneven Growth Necessitates Targeted Policy Support

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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Home price revival: The URA private residential index rose 0.5% q/q in 3Q17, breaking the longest ever contraction of 15 quarters.</li>
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Bank lending up 1% y/y in August, marking 11 months of expansion and led by lending to financial and general commerce firms, complemented by manufacturers and construction firms.</li>
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But slow payments rising: The Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) reported that slow payments inched up from 38.5% of total payment transactions in 2Q17 to 40.7% in 3Q17 while prompt…</li>
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Home price revival: The URA private residential index rose 0.5% q/q in 3Q17, breaking the longest ever contraction of 15 quarters.

Bank lending up 1% y/y in August, marking 11 months of expansion and led by lending to financial and general commerce firms, complemented by manufacturers and construction firms.

But slow payments rising: The Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) reported that slow payments inched up from 38.5% of total payment transactions in 2Q17 to 40.7% in 3Q17 while prompt…


Singapore: More Evidence of Upsides to Economic Growth