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

India: Poor Portents for Exports and Inflation

India: Revenues on a Better Footing with Further Tweaks Underway

India: Economy Improves but Inflation Risks Rise as Well

India: Sanguine RBI Stood Pat; Fiscal Slippage a Growing Concern

India: Fiscal Slippage an Increasing Possibility

India: Economy Normalises Further as Politics Takes an Interesting Turn

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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<strong>Headline CPI cooled to a five-month low of 4.3% y/y </strong>in Mar 18, down slightly from 4.4% in Feb 18. Food prices continue to ease for the fourth consecutive month in Mar 18 to 3.0% (Feb 18: +3.5%). However, core CPI edged up to a multi-year high of 5.4% y/y in Mar 18.</li>
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<strong>Industrial production eased to +7.1% y/y</strong> in Feb 18, down from a revised 7.4% in Jan 18. Notably, the manufacturing sector remained healthy, clocking a strong 8.7% y/y in Feb 18 and up a tad from 8.6% in Jan 18. Electricity remained…</li>
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Headline CPI cooled to a five-month low of 4.3% y/y in Mar 18, down slightly from 4.4% in Feb 18. Food prices continue to ease for the fourth consecutive month in Mar 18 to 3.0% (Feb 18: +3.5%). However, core CPI edged up to a multi-year high of 5.4% y/y in Mar 18.

Industrial production eased to +7.1% y/y in Feb 18, down from a revised 7.4% in Jan 18. Notably, the manufacturing sector remained healthy, clocking a strong 8.7% y/y in Feb 18 and up a tad from 8.6% in Jan 18. Electricity remained…


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