Tag: financials

The island nation recorded 116,392 marriages in 2009, the year when the world witnessed a global financial crisis ... China considers Taiwan its “breakaway province” but Taipei insists on independence ... ( read original story ...)

Broadcasting Corp of China chairman Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) yesterday said that if he is elected president, he would push for a parliamentary system of government in his first year in office. Jaw, a ... ( read original story ...)

With a brand value of US$1.382 billion, CTBC Bank (中國信託銀行) was named the most valuable banking brand in Taiwan for the seventh time last year, and the world’s 153rd-most valuable brand, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

Insights agency InSites Consulting has acquired Taipei-based marketing research company Answer to expand its operations in Asia. ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 23 February 2021 - Appier, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, today shares AI Predictions and Trends to Watch in 2021. Artificial intelligence (AI) and ... ( read original story ...)

The UK government is providing credit guarantees to domestic companies working to build the international export market for offshore wind projects. These initiatives part of the UK Government’s Green ... ( read original story ...)

Photo: Wu Pei-hua, Taipei Times The incentive has contributed greatly to ... account for 42.72 percent of those used in homes in Taiwan, prompting the finance ministry to propose extending the ... ( read original story ...)

UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has announced that it would provide a £200m ($280m) buyer credit guarantee to help finance the Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan, ... ( read original story ...)

The Taiwan stock market on Friday halted the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 720 points or 4.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 16,340-point ... ( read original story ...)

Proceeds raised from the bonds will be used to finance public works projects ... Previously, she was an intern at The News Lens International in Taipei, covering Taiwan-China relations and foreign ... ( read original story ...)

British finance minister Rishi Sunak is set to increase a tax on business to pay for an extension to COVID-19 support schemes in the budget next month, The Sunday Times reported Sunak, in his speech ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks on Wall Street closed near break-even on Friday as investors sold technology shares that have rallied through the COVID-19 pandemic and rotated into cyclical stocks set to benefit from pent-up ... ( read original story ...)

The VW Group is reportedly considering an IPO of Porsche AG in a move to raise cash that will go towards the company’s future electrification and software plans, according to two different reports. ( read original story ...)

East Anglia-based company Seajacks will ship the material needed to install the turbines and Trelleborg will provide protection systems for the cables which connect the turbines to the mainland ... ( read original story ...)

Britain's offshore wind industry secured an export boost yesterday, with the government announcing plans to provide £200m in credit guarantees to help finance a 605MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

When Kevin Shih started his career as a fixed-income trader in Taiwan five years ago, local government bonds accounted for 70% of his portfolio. Now, it’s less than a tenth. ( read original story ...)