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.

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Macroeconomics

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<li>Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos secured a majority of votes, which is no mean feat, given that political parties are overshadowed by the familial elites who dominate Philippine politics. </li>
<li>Marcos' victory reflects the failure of the EDSA movement to deliver the economic goods, which chimes with President Duterte's appeal, despite his War on Drugs and human rights record.</li>
<li>There is a material likelihood that Marcos could manage the inter-elite contestations to push through reforms that his predecessor failed to do, despite significant political capital on hand.</li>
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Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos secured a majority of votes, which is no mean feat, given that political parties are overshadowed by the familial elites who dominate Philippine politics. 
Marcos' victory reflects the failure of the EDSA movement to deliver the economic goods, which chimes with President Duterte's appeal, despite his War on Drugs and human rights record.
There is a material likelihood that Marcos could manage the inter-elite contestations to push through reforms that his predecessor failed to do, despite significant political capital on hand.


The Philippines: Too Much Pessimism over a Marcos Presidency