Taiwan

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... 2007-11-02

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... 2007-10-31

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... 2007-10-05

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... 2007-09-10

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... 2007-08-09

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... 2007-07-09

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... 2007-07-09

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... 2007-06-07

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... 2007-06-07

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