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Taiwan: External Accounts

Appears in: Asia/Pacific, Macroeconomy, Taiwan, International Trade and Globalization

Critical Issues

Background:

Taiwan's export-based economy depends on stable, open world trade, making it vulnerable to fluctuations in the global economy. Both external demand for exports and domestic demand for imports contracted sharply in Q4 2008, staying slow through 2009. Electronics are Taiwan's most important industrial export, and the sector is the largest recipient of U.S. investment, making it particularly susceptible to the U.S. slowdown and sluggish recovery. With China, Hong Kong, Japan and the U.S. accounting for 58% of Taiwan's exports, the pace of their recoveries will to some extent dictate that of Taiwan's.

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Associated Readings

Analysis DBS Group Research Sep 08, 2009 Taiwan: Trade and Inflation | South Korea: Fixed Income Analysis Taiwan Ministry of Finance Sep 07, 2009 Taiwan: Summary of Exports and Imports for August 2009 News Bloomberg Janet Ong Sep 07, 2009 Taiwan August Exports Fall 24.6%, Less Than Expected Analysis Citigroup Cheng-Mount Cheng Sep 07, 2009 Taiwan: August Exports Better Than Expectation; CPI Inflation Stays Negative Despite Typhoon Impact Analysis Fundsupermart IFAST Research Team Aug 31, 2009 Taiwan 2Q GDP Up 20.7%! Recession Ends! News Bloomberg Janet Ong Aug 24, 2009 Taiwan’s Export Orders Fall the Least in Nine Months News Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Aug 20, 2009 Taiwan: Balance of Payments - Q2 2009 Analysis Economist Intelligence Unit Aug 19, 2009 Taiwan economy: Signs of a recovery are emerging News Taiwan Ministry of Finance Aug 07, 2009 Taiwan: July Exports Hit Nine-month High Analysis DBS Group Research Jul 08, 2009 Taiwan: Trade | South Korea: Monetary Policy Meeting Forecast | Philippines: Inflation Analysis Citigroup Global Markets Cheng-Mount Cheng Jun 23, 2009 Taiwan: Slow Improvement in May 2009 Export Orders and Industrial Production Analysis Citgroup GEO Cheng Mount Cheng May 20, 2009 Taiwan: Current A/c surplus hits a new high in 1Q09 Analysis Danske Bank Dec 08, 2008 Asia: Intra-Asian trade in freefall Analysis JP Morgan Frank Gong Sep 30, 2008 China mounts rapid response to global financial market, Hong Kong: inflation slashed by public rent waiver, Taiwan central bank unexpectedly cuts policy rates, Taiwan export orders and IP stayed sluggish in August Analysis BNP Paribas Jul 06, 2008 Asia: External Balances and Oil Prices; COP and CLP: How Alike Are They?; Brazil: Comparing Monetary Policy; Turkey: Growth Higher, For Now

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