Taiwan

Ma Ying-jeou, the presumptive 2008 Kuomintang presidential nominee, recently toured the US in an attempt to buttress his credentials as a cross-strait conciliator. Ma pledged to reopen... 2006-04-20

We expect continued monetary tightening throughout 2006. March CPI rose by just 0.41% y-o-y, a two-year low, against 0.99% y-o-y in February, as food prices fell. The figure is in... 2006-04-19

Inflation in Taiwan has declined sharply since the start of 2006, on the back of easing energy costs and a marked decrease in food prices. Taiwan recorded annual CPI growth of 0.41%... 2006-04-13

Growth in Taiwan will accelerate to 5.0% in 2006, compared with 4.1% in 2005. The main reason for our optimistic outlook is the expected strong improvement or net exports, fuelled... 2006-03-20

Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian has announced plans to shut down the island’s National Unification Council, set up to oversee Taiwan’s eventual unification... 2006-03-20

After reaching a record 1.375% in June 2003, the central bank started to raise interest rates in October 2004, with the discount rate being raised by 12.5 basis points in each of... 2006-03-15

Taiwan's economy is continuing to regain momentum, with the latest available data showing real GDP growth accelerating for the third successive quarter in Q405. Fuelled by strong... 2006-03-15

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has appointed his former chief of staff and co-founder of the ruling DPP party Su Tseng-chang to replace Frank Hsieh, who resigned after less than... 2006-02-20

Growth in Taiwan will accelerate 4.1% in 2006, compared with estimated growth of 3.9% in 2005. The main reason for the more optimistic forecast is the improving outlook for electronics,... 2006-02-20

The Taiwan dollar should generally see stability in 2006, appreciating slightly to end the year TWD31.7/US$. A number of factors will put upward pressure on the exchange rate. The... 2006-02-13