Taipei,Sept.18,2012(CENS)--The Shanghai branch of the Bank of Taiwan was designated yesterday(September 17)as the clearance bank for the NT dollar in mainland China.The Shanghai branch of the Bank of Taiwan is scheduled to start NT-dollar ...
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In August, the total retail sales of consumer goods reached 1,665.9 billion yuan, up by 13.2 percent year-on-year (Nominal growth rate. The real growth rate was 12.1 percent. The follows are nominal growth rates if there’s no ...
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From January to August 2012, the investment in fixed assets (excluding rural households) reached 21,795.8 billion yuan, up by 20.2 percent year-on-year, dropped 0.2 percentage points over the first seven months. In August, the ...
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Taipei,Sept.7,2012--In the face of the sluggish economy and rising inflation,the Central Bank of China(CBC)tends to keep the existing low rates,to bolster economic growth,while tightening fund control,to avoid its flow to the realty market ...
Tags: CBC, rising inflation, economy
Taipei,Sept.7,2012--The Financial Supervisory Commission(FSC)and the China Banking Regulatory Commission(CBRC)will sign memorandum of cooperation for"offshore discretionary-account wealth-management operation,"allowing China's banking ...
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Due to the effect of double typhoons,Taiwan's consumer price index in August scored an annual increase rate of 3.42%,a four-year high,and the CPI advanced 1.84%on average in the first eight months,reported the Directorate General of ...
The World Economic Forum publicized the"global competitiveness report"for 2012 yesterday(Sept.5),according to which Taiwan's global competitiveness ranks 13th place for the third consecutive year,outstripping South Korea for the fourth ...
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Taipei,Sept.5,2012--In response to the invitation of the Council for Economic Planning and Development(CEPD),foreign firms in Taiwan have suggested the government incorporating foreigners working in Taiwan into the labor pension system and ...
Taipei,Sept.5,2012--In line with the establishment of cross-Taiwan Strait currency clearance mechanism,listed companies will be allowed to float renminbi-denominated international bonds in Taiwan,giving them an extra channel for fund ...
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Taipei,Sept.4,2012--As a further step for foreign exchange liberalization,the Central Bank of China(CBC)is studying the feasibility of expanding the scope of financial institutions for engaging in forex business,a move which may be ...
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In August, non-manufacturing purchasing manager index was 56.3 percent, 0.7 percentage points higher than that in the previous month, still staying above the threshold. In view of different industries, the purchasing manager index of ...
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In August, China's manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 49.2 percent, down by 0.9 percentage points month-on-month. In view of the sizes of enterprises, the PMI of large-sized enterprises was 49.1 percent, decreased 1.2 ...
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To bolster economic development and improve foreign investments,the Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA)has decided to step up effort in soliciting foreign investments,such as acquisition by foreign strategic investors.As a result,it has ...
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Perng Fai-nan, governor of the Central Bank of China (CBC), announced on August 31 that Taiwan and China have signed the memorandum of understanding for cross-Taiwan Strait currency clearance and will select the clearance bank in the next ...
September 3,2012--China's economic development has been in the momentum of rapid development since the 1980s,no matter which industry,including China's railway construction,highway construction,and real estate development,mining,water ...
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