Introduction
Taiwans conservative financial approach and its entrepreneurial strengths allowed the country to withstand the Asian financial crisis in 199799. The economy continued to grow at an annual average rate of 4.0% during 200008. However, the economy contracted by 1.9% in 2009 due to the global economic crisis. The Taiwanese economy recovered to grow at 10.8% in 2010.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Taiwan can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Taiwan, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Taiwan through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Taiwan identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Taiwan, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Taiwan's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Taiwan perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Taiwan and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Taiwan perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Taiwan perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
