Pandemic rivals climate change: report

If the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are not addressed, they could pose an even greater challenge than those of climate change, the central bank said in a report on Friday. Calling the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s high taxes chase away bankers

Japan’s push to make itself a more attractive financial hub faces a taxing problem if it is to stop the drip-drip departure of finance professionals to other countries in Asia. While the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Financial raises forecast

National Central University professor of economics Hsu Chih-chiang, who heads a research team commissioned by Cathay Financial Holding Co, speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Allen Wu, ... ( read original story ...)

China Turns Up Heat on Country’s Tech Giants

TAIPEI - In recent weeks, Chinese regulators have cracked down ... Lu Suiqi, an associate professor of finance at Peking University, says the government has been turning a blind eye to monopoly issues ... ( read original story ...)