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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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>As the Covid-19 situation improves, Metro Manila and 38 other areas have progressed to the lowest level of the national alert system. Businesses can now operate at full capacity.</li>
<li>The release of pent-up demand bodes well for the economy, at least for 1H22, evinced by the acceleration in credit growth, and the normalisation in credit card loans.</li>
<li>A mix of short-term and secular trends will support the economy further. Higher deployment caps for OFW nurses, the relaxation of border controls, and election-related spending will boost growth.</li>
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As the Covid-19 situation improves, Metro Manila and 38 other areas have progressed to the lowest level of the national alert system. Businesses can now operate at full capacity.
The release of pent-up demand bodes well for the economy, at least for 1H22, evinced by the acceleration in credit growth, and the normalisation in credit card loans.
A mix of short-term and secular trends will support the economy further. Higher deployment caps for OFW nurses, the relaxation of border controls, and election-related spending will boost growth.


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