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

The Philippines: Political and Economic Risks Rear Ugly Head

The Philippines: Disconcerting Trends Pose a Litany of Risks

The Philippines: Structural Constraints Remain a Stumbling Block

The Philippines: Political Travails Weigh Heavy on Economic Plans

The Philippine Economy: PHP in Better Shape Vis-A-Vis Other EM Currencies

The Philippines: TRAIN-II Gains Bumpy Momentum

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>Tax reforms are at the mercy of politicking as the mid-term elections loom large and lawmakers are wary of the ill-effects of TRAIN.</li>
<li>The Duterte administration's declining approval ratings do not augur well for TRAIN, as the President's political capital may be drying up after 2 years at the helm.</li>
<li>Meanwhile, a widening trade deficit is likely to remain the norm, rather than the exception, as the infra agenda proceeds apace. </li>
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Tax reforms are at the mercy of politicking as the mid-term elections loom large and lawmakers are wary of the ill-effects of TRAIN.
The Duterte administration's declining approval ratings do not augur well for TRAIN, as the President's political capital may be drying up after 2 years at the helm.
Meanwhile, a widening trade deficit is likely to remain the norm, rather than the exception, as the infra agenda proceeds apace. 


The Philippine Economy: Politicking Takes Precedence over TRAIN as Midterms Loom