Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

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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<strong>Year-end fillip to growth:</strong> GDP increased 1.8% y/y in 4Q16, up from 1.2% in 3Q16. Full-year growth is estimated at 1.8% for 2016, down from 2.0% in 2015. The manufacturing sector expanded 6.5% y/y in 4Q16, up from 1.7% in 3Q16 while construction declined 2.8% in 4Q16, down from a decline of 0.2% in 3Q16. The services sector increased 0.6% y/y in the fourth quarter, down from 0.3% in the previous quarter.</li>
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<strong>Signs that export-led sectors could revive:</strong> The latest purchasing manager data supports the…</li>
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Year-end fillip to growth: GDP increased 1.8% y/y in 4Q16, up from 1.2% in 3Q16. Full-year growth is estimated at 1.8% for 2016, down from 2.0% in 2015. The manufacturing sector expanded 6.5% y/y in 4Q16, up from 1.7% in 3Q16 while construction declined 2.8% in 4Q16, down from a decline of 0.2% in 3Q16. The services sector increased 0.6% y/y in the fourth quarter, down from 0.3% in the previous quarter.

Signs that export-led sectors could revive: The latest purchasing manager data supports the…


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