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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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.

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<strong>Exports performed strongly, rising 12.5% y/y in May 18</strong> and accelerating further from +9.6% y/y in Apr 18. Both oil and gas (O&amp;G) and non-O&amp;G drove the strong figures in export growth. Imports were also resilient, rising +28.1% y/y in May 18 and down from +35.2% in April. Significantly, capital goods imports accelerated +43.4% y/y in May 18, improving further from April (+41.5%). The trade deficit narrowed to USD1.52bn in May 18 from USD1.63bn in Apr 18.</li>
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Exports performed strongly, rising 12.5% y/y in May 18 and accelerating further from +9.6% y/y in Apr 18. Both oil and gas (O&amp;G) and non-O&amp;G drove the strong figures in export growth. Imports were also resilient, rising +28.1% y/y in May 18 and down from +35.2% in April. Significantly, capital goods imports accelerated +43.4% y/y in May 18, improving further from April (+41.5%). The trade deficit narrowed to USD1.52bn in May 18 from USD1.63bn in Apr 18.

Quick-footed policy steps: Bank…


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