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Taiwan's good fortune continues to grow

By Lan Yi-fong / 2024.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.169

The so-called “golden cross” is the talk of the investment world these days: Taiwan stocks have been rising year after year, while Hong Ko.. more

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Taiwan stocks regain “home field advantage”

By Shu-ning Liu / 2024.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.169

On November 29, after 31 years, another “golden cross” occurred between Taiwan and Hong Kong stocks. The quantitative and qualitative chan.. more

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AI can facilitate social engineering attacks. But how about defense?

By David Stinson / 2024.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.169

Early “Nigerian prince” emails were a topic of popular humor more than a genuine threat. In this early iteration of telecom fraud, charact.. more

Decarbonization
Decarbonization and the global climate crisis

By Paul John Shelton / 2024.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.169

With global temperatures hitting record highs, and extreme weather events affecting people around the globe, 2023’s UN climate change conference.. more

Asia
Asia 2024 outlook: Asia's resilience in the face of China structural slowdown

By Alicia Garcia Herrero / 2024.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.169

The great expectations of China acceleration lifting the rest of the region were met with disappointment for most of 2023 as Chinese demand underwhelm.. more

Remembering
Remembering Hong Kong as a free port and international financial center

By Hank Huang (黃崇哲) / 2024.01 The Taiwan Banker NO.169

On December 10, the Hong Kong District Council election (equivalent to local elections in Taiwan) reached the lowest turnout in history, falling from .. more

How
How should shareholders' participation rights be balanced with managerial discretion?

By Chien-yu Lai / 2023.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.168

Large publicly traded multinationals emerged in the 1930s. Since their major investors do not necessarily manage the companies, the interests the mana.. more

The
The impact of current global conflicts on Europe

By Paul John Shelton / 2023.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.168

War is an ugly word and has even uglier and more significant consequences, both on human lives and economies. The impact of any war is always devastat.. more

The
The US starts to contemplate its mountain of national debt

By David Stinson / 2023.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.168

Without the increased attention now being paid to the national debt, the US Democratic party might have been more willing to negotiate. Driven by seve.. more

What
What is the next stop for fintech?

By Hank Huang (黃崇哲) / 2023.12 The Taiwan Banker NO.168

Ever since the first virtual banks, or neobanks, came into being in the UK in 2016, the world has come to expect a new type of finance. Along with the.. more