Taiwan

BMI View: Taiwan's export orders recorded their biggest growth since Jan-2005 in May, rising by 26.0% y-o-y. In the Jan-May period, export orders rose by 26.6%. The data indicates... 2006-07-11

BMI View: Despite surviving a recall vote that could have resulted in his removal from office, President Chen Shui-bian's political career remains under fire. Even if Chen resists... 2006-07-06

BMI View: The Central Bank of China has raised interest rates by a modest 12.5bps in each of the last seven quarters. Given rising inflationary pressures, we expect this pattern to... 2006-07-05

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan has begun an extraordinary session to consider a recall motion that could result in the removal of President Chen Shui-bian from office. Although the political... 2006-06-14

BMI View: Strong export growth continues to underpin healthy economic expansion in Taiwan, with real GDP rising 4.93% y-o-y in Q106. However, with the economy extremely vulnerable... 2006-06-14

BMI View: Taiwan's exports posted strong growth again in May, and net exports - the key factor driving economic growth - look set to remain healthy for the duration of 2006. As a... 2006-06-09

BMI View: Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's popularity has dropped to a record low in the wake of ongoing corruption scandals, which have prompted calls by the opposition for his... 2006-06-07

President Chen Shui-bian avoided the US on his return from a recent visit to Latin America, after Washington only permitted him transit via Alaska, rather than a preferred stopover... 2006-05-20

We are forecasting an acceleration of Taiwan's GDP growth to 5.0% in 2006, following 4.1% expansion in 2005, on the back of a more optimistic outlook for Taiwan's exports. Trade statistics... 2006-05-19

Trade data for the first four months of 2006 have shown that Taiwan's exports continue to grow apace. Export growth climbed to 15.0% y-o-y in April, following average annual growth... 2006-05-16