BY KERRIE LIANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. Exports Decline at 14-Year High In June, Taiwan experienced a significant decline in its product exports, reaching a record 14-year high with a 23.4% year-on-year drop. This marked the 10th consecutive month of…
BY KERRIE LIANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. Vice President to Make Transit Stop in U.S. Vice President and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te will make transit stops in the United States on his way to and from…
BY HENRY LAN AND LINDA YANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. Cost of Living Continues to Rise Taiwan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.35% year-on-year in March. Although the growth rate represented a slight slowdown compared to recent months, it remained…
BY HENRY LAN AND LINDA YANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. President Tsai Returns From U.S. Transit Trip President Tsai Ing-wen concluded her 10-day overseas trip on April 7 after visiting diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize with stopovers in New York…
BY HENRY LAN AND LINDA YANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. Business Sentiment Up Despite Uncertainty The Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) said Taiwan’s 2023 GDP growth could surpass the 2.45% recorded in 2022, in…
BY HENRY LAN AND LINDA YANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. President Tsai Visits U.S. on Transit Trip President Tsai Ing-wen on March 29 embarked on a 10-day trip to Central American diplomatic allies Guatemala and Belize,…
BY JAMES HILL AND LINDA YANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. CPI and Rents Soar; Manufacturing Down The Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew at its fastest pace in six months in January, climbing 3.04% year-over-year….
BY JAMES HILL AND LINDA YANG A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online, here. U.S. and Taiwan Hold Security Talks Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu and National Security Council Secretary-General Wellington Koo on February 21 met with…
BY JAMES HILL A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available to listen to here. U.S.-Taiwan Trade Talks Continue The United States and Taiwan concluded the second round of trade talks in Taipei between January 14 and 17 as part of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade…
BY JAMES HILL A selection of these news stories are also covered in AmCham Taiwan’s Executive Sweet podcast, available to listen to here. Taiwan Economy in Contraction Preliminary government figures for the fourth quarter of 2022 show that gross domestic product fell 0.86% year-on-year (YoY), the sharpest drop since 2009. Explaining the decline, the Directorate-General…
