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

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The Philippines: Preview of the 2022 Presidential Elections

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The Philippines: Taking Stock Of The Philippines With 1 Year Left on Duterte’s Term

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Duterte’s final state of the nation did not outline any new vision for the country post-COVID. He did not flag any major new reform initiative aside from a few business-friendly administrative changes. Neither did he signal any further efforts to reform the fiscal or tax system.</li>
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Neither did he give anything away regarding his post-retirement plans: His off-the-cuff reference that Senate President Vicente Sotto would make for a “capable” and “good” vice president did not necessarily mean that his speculated run for the vice-presidency was off.</li>
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Indeed, the strongman appears to be in frail health: His bodyguard had to step in on multiple occasions to guide Duterte, who tripped and nearly fell on several occasions en route to the Congressional building for the address – which raises serious questions on the current state of his health.</li>
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Duterte’s final state of the nation did not outline any new vision for the country post-COVID. He did not flag any major new reform initiative aside from a few business-friendly administrative changes. Neither did he signal any further efforts to reform the fiscal or tax system.

Neither did he give anything away regarding his post-retirement plans: His off-the-cuff reference that Senate President Vicente Sotto would make for a “capable” and “good” vice president did not necessarily mean that his speculated run for the vice-presidency was off.

Indeed, the strongman appears to be in frail health: His bodyguard had to step in on multiple occasions to guide Duterte, who tripped and nearly fell on several occasions en route to the Congressional building for the address – which raises serious questions on the current state of his health.


The Philippines: Duterte's Final SONA An Uninspiring Swansong