Taiwan enters mid-2026 with unusually strong growth momentum, driven by AI-related exports, semiconductors, and high-performance computing. But beneath the record headline numbers, uneven domestic recovery, energy risks, and geopolitical uncertainty are testing how durable that momentum can be.
Taiwan is cautiously rebuilding ties in Latin America, leveraging renewed U.S. focus on the region to counter Beijing’s influence and potentially regain diplomatic partners. While openings are emerging, lasting gains will hinge less on geopolitics and more on whether Taiwan and its allies can offer meaningful economic engagement.
In his 2025 letter to investors, BlackRock’s Larry Fink urges the investment industry to unlock private markets and reimagine diversification—making prosperity more inclusive in an era of growing inequality.
Taiwan is enhancing corporate governance with standardized, bilingual shareholder meeting materials—advancing transparency and aligning with global investor expectations.
Taiwan is positioning itself as a regional asset management hub with the launch of the Financial Supervisory Commission’s (FSC) Asia Asset Management Center initiative. With a booming ETF market, regulatory easing, and plans for localized asset management zones, the initiative aims to attract investment, retain capital, and enhance Taiwan’s financial competitiveness amid regional shifts.
BY JULIA BERGSTRÖM AND HUNG-WEI CHEN Exports Up, Confidence Down Export orders grew in August, mainly due to the launch of new Apple products and increasing demand for new technologies, which supported a 2% year-on-year increase to US$54.59 billion, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). This was the best-ever August performance by Taiwan’s…
As TSMC gears up to bring advanced semiconductor manufacturing to the U.S., the company’s American employees recount their experiences receiving job training in Taiwan. Several hundred young Americans are currently undergoing intensive training at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) chip manufacturing facility in Tainan. Once finished with the program, these trainees are expected to…
By Julia Bergström U.S., Taiwan Ramp Up Semi Investments U.S. chip materials maker Entegris plans to more than double its investment in Taiwan by building its largest manufacturing site on the island to supply products to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and others. Operations at the site in Kaohsiung are set to begin by the…
A weekly snapshot of Taiwan business news stories brought to you by CommonWealth and AmCham Taiwan’s TOPICS Inbound FDI Drops by Over 18% in 2021 The Investment Commission announced on January 20 that it approved 2,711 foreign direct investment (FDI) applications in 2021, a 20.68% decrease from the year before. FDI last year totaled US$7.48…
Five years after its implementation, the Tsai government’s flagship policy initiative aimed at boosting engagement with South and Southeast Asian countries has delivered some encouraging economic results. But observers say that to fulfill the policy’s goal of developing more comprehensive relations, a greater focus on people-to-people ties is needed. Taiwan’s Executive Yuan reported this September…
