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.

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Macroeconomics

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<strong>TRAIN could be derailed:</strong> The Philippine Senate is mulling over a suspension of the excise taxes on fuel that was introduced under the first tranche of tax reforms (TRAIN-1A) that was passed in Dec 17. Senators have cited the soaring inflation to justify a suspension of the excise taxes. Carlos Dominguez, the Finance Secretary, shot back, stating that TRAIN has accounted for less than half of the surge in inflation, and that the impact will be largely transitory.</li>
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TRAIN could be derailed: The Philippine Senate is mulling over a suspension of the excise taxes on fuel that was introduced under the first tranche of tax reforms (TRAIN-1A) that was passed in Dec 17. Senators have cited the soaring inflation to justify a suspension of the excise taxes. Carlos Dominguez, the Finance Secretary, shot back, stating that TRAIN has accounted for less than half of the surge in inflation, and that the impact will be largely transitory.

Brace for further TRAIN delays…


TRAIN Could Be Delayed at Best, Derailed at Worst