Taiwan

BMI View: Taiwan's economic growth surprised on the upside in Q306, coming in at 5.02% y-o-y, up from 4.57% y-o-y and 4.92% y-o-y in Q206 and Q106 respectively. Growth, however, remains... 2006-11-30

BMI View: While export growth is set to moderate over the coming months, as global demand slows, Taiwan's external sector will remain healthy, and we forecast strong surpluses in... 2006-11-27

BMI View: While President Chen has survived yet another attempt to remove him from office, in line with our expectations, we continue to believe that this does not signify an end... 2006-11-27

BMI View: Recent months have seen several failed attempts by the political opposition to remove President Chen Shui-bian from office. Nevertheless, the administration remains tainted... 2006-11-06

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has proposed that Japan enacts a law similar to the Taiwan Relations Act - a 27-year old US bill that ties Washington to protect Taiwan against... 2006-11-03

BMI View: The Taiwan dollar continues to be under pressure, after breaking through support at TWD33.20/US$ in late October. We expect continued weakness, with trendline support at... 2006-10-31

BMI View: Taiwan's growth remains lopsided, with the ongoing political uncertainty constraining domestic demand, leaving the economy reliant on the external sector. As such, we acknowledge... 2006-10-31

President Chen Shui-bian has sent a formal invitation to former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, asking him to attend an opening ceremony for a high-speed rail line that... 2006-10-06

BMI View: In line with our forecast, Taiwan's central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by 12.5bps for the ninth consecutive policy meeting on September 28, taking it to 2.625%.... 2006-10-06

BMI View: We remain concerned that Taiwan's economic growth has become unbalanced. Credit worries and the ongoing political problems are continuing to constrain growth in private... 2006-10-05