Taiwan Country Snapshot


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Taiwan - Economist Intelligence Unit - The Economist

DOMESTIC POLITICS: Taiwan's political scene will be relatively stable in 2009-10, following Mr Ma's victory in the March 2008 presidential election. His victory followed the parliamentary election in January 2008, which saw the KMT secure 81 of the chamber's 113 seats. The KMT's control of both parliament and the presidency means that the main opposition DPP will be excluded from a major role in politics until 2012, when the next national elections are due to take place. Given that Taiwan's two most important political institutions will be controlled by the same party for the next few years, the implementation of economic policy should not be problematic. Nevertheless, voters are questioning Mr Ma's ability to shore up Taiwan's economy amid a very poor outlook for the global economy.

Country Forecast Overview (3 Year)
Key Indicators 2008 2009 2010
Real GDP Growth (%) .00 -7.30 .10
Consumer Price Inflation (av;%) 3.53 -1.30 .80
Budget Balance (% of GDP) -1.30 -5.20 -5.10
Current-Account Balance (% of GDP) 6.28 9.60 9.40
Exchange Rate US$:Euro (av) 31.53 34.10 34.07
Exchange Rate US$:Euro(year-end) 32.86 34.08 33.76

Taiwan GDP PPP & GDP Growth Rates
2004 - 2008
Taiwan GDP Growth Rate Chart

Year GDP in Billions of USD PPP % GDP Growth
2004 620.50 6.16
2005 667.41 4.05
2006 721.97 4.30
2007 783.69 5.70
2008 801.72 0.00
Source: EIU Country Data

Taiwan: risk assessment
Risk June 2009
Sovereign risk BBB
Currency risk A
Banking sector risk BBB
Political risk A
Economic structure risk A
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