Taiwan
Economy
BMI View: Rising oil prices have brought back energy policy to the top of the political agenda, and the Kuomintang (KMT) party has now proposed for the completion of a fourth nuclear...
2007-11-02Economy
Oil prices declined for a second consecutive day today as profit-taking saw Brent crude fall below US$87/bbl, but despite this short-term retreat ahead of today's Fed meeting, there...
2007-10-31Economy
BMI view: We have raised our 2007 GDP forecast from 4.1% to 4.5% on the back of strong Q207 (5.1% y-o-y) growth and a sharp rise in investment. A downside risk to our forecast is...
2007-10-05Economy
BMI view: We have raised our 2007 GDP forecast from 4.1% to 4.5% on the back of strong Q207 (5.1% y-o-y) growth and a sharp rise in investment. A downside risk to our forecast is...
2007-09-10Economy
The Taiwanese navy is planning to acquire six advanced destroyers from the US, with an option for an additional two. The planned acquisition is intended to counter Beijing's rapidly...
2007-08-09Economy
Former Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou has been officially nominated as presidential candidate for Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT). Despite facing corruption...
2007-07-09Economy
BMI View: The Taiwanese economy expanded by 4.15% y-o-y in Q107, rebounding from a revised 4.04% in Q406. Despite signs of a moderate recovery in domestic demand, however, the economy...
2007-07-09Economy
The appointment of Chang Chun-hsiung as premier could yield improvements in cross-Strait affairs. Chang previously headed Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, a non-governmental...
2007-06-07Economy
BMI View: The Taiwanese economy expanded by 4.15% y-o-y in Q107, rebounding from a revised 4.04% in Q406. Despite signs of a moderate recovery in domestic demand, however, the economy...
2007-06-07Economy
During a Cross-Strait Trade And Economic Forum in Beijing at the end of April, China proffered Taiwanese firms the opportunity to invest in fully-owned shipping and haulage firms...
2007-05-14




