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: Closing the Book on the Najib Era

Malaysian Economy: Cost of Living once Again a Hot Topic

Malaysia: Government Prepares for SST as Fiscal Projections Worsen

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

Malaysia: Slew of Measures to Reduce Fiscal Debt

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

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<strong>Mahathir reverts to old views: </strong>Prime Minister Mahathir seems to harken back to some of his old policies even where they have been overtaken by events. He has suggested reviving the national car project, despite the abject failure of his 1980s brainchild Proton. He has insisted that the fair value of the Ringgit is 3.8 to the US Dollar, the level at which he pegged it in 1998. Another example of his reversion to old, outdated ideas was his extolling the virtues of the East Asian Economic Caucus…</li></ul>


Mahathir reverts to old views: Prime Minister Mahathir seems to harken back to some of his old policies even where they have been overtaken by events. He has suggested reviving the national car project, despite the abject failure of his 1980s brainchild Proton. He has insisted that the fair value of the Ringgit is 3.8 to the US Dollar, the level at which he pegged it in 1998. Another example of his reversion to old, outdated ideas was his extolling the virtues of the East Asian Economic Caucus…

Some Disconcerting Trends but Post-GE Clean-Up Continues