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

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<li>Details of the revised deal with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/manila-water-co-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22789:1" rel="noopener">Manila Water Co (MWC PM)</a> have been released. The provisions of the new deal appear to be more onerous. More importantly, the clash between President Duterte and the influential landed families undermines efforts to improve the investment climate in the Philippines. </li>
<li>The BSP can afford to breathe easier, for now, as inflationary pressures eased for the first time in 6 months. The data suggests the supply-side price pressures have yet to percolate across large swathes of the economy.</li>
<li>Fiscal prudence remains the rule of the game in the Philippines, as conservative economic managers remain reluctant to spend more, to the detriment of the economy.</li>
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Details of the revised deal with Manila Water Co (MWC PM) have been released. The provisions of the new deal appear to be more onerous. More importantly, the clash between President Duterte and the influential landed families undermines efforts to improve the investment climate in the Philippines. 
The BSP can afford to breathe easier, for now, as inflationary pressures eased for the first time in 6 months. The data suggests the supply-side price pressures have yet to percolate across large swathes of the economy.
Fiscal prudence remains the rule of the game in the Philippines, as conservative economic managers remain reluctant to spend more, to the detriment of the economy.


The Philippines: The Broader Implications of New Deal with Manila Water Are Negative