The Taiwan Banker

How Ukrainian banks are coping with the shock of war

By You Shi-ben / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

When Russia occupied the Ukrainian territory of Crimea in 2014 and launched a militia war in Donbass and other parts of eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’.. more

Bilateral negotiations open the door to a new type of trade

By Honda Chen / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

Over the past several years, the US and Europe have begun to consider the successes and failures of the globalization brought about by the WTO, and ha.. more

TABF Leads the Creation of the Economics & Finance Courtyard

By Su Weihua (蘇偉華) / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

On June 1, 2022, Taiwan and the US launched the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, which focused on trade facilitation, good regulatory pra.. more

DeFi faces a credibility problem

By Zhang Kai-jun / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

When it comes to “Decentralized Finance” (DeFi) – a financial service based on blockchain technology – typical views highlight.. more

From flour sacks to sweet potato starch, a new chapter in Taiwan-US cooperation

By Hank Huang (黃崇哲) / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

The US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, which will critical to the next stage of Taiwan’s economic development, is expected to target &#.. more

Understanding the New India and what it means for Taiwan

By Alicia Garcia Herrero / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

India is as the world’s most populous democracy in the heart of the rising Indio-Pacific region a critical stabilizing actor in an increasingly .. more

A US-Taiwan trade agreement may transform the financial sector

By David Stinson / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

The relationship between Taiwan and the US has previously been defined by hard power. For a short window, Taiwan’s dominance in semiconductor .. more

Japan's military buildup is backed by questionable finances

By David Stinson / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

Last year – the same year that he was assassinated – two of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s signature wishes were grante.. more

Will Europe's MiCA be a game changer for cryptocurrency?

By Matthew Fulco / 2023.03 The Taiwan Banker NO.159

At a minimum, the new legislation will make transacting in digital assets more transparent and predictable in the European Union – with importan.. more

New net zero momentum: securitization of green financial assets

By Lin Qi-ze / 2023.02 The Taiwan Banker NO.158

The capital currently invested in the net zero transition is woefully insufficient. At the same time, an enormous amount of idle savings are still to .. more