Chinese Taipei (customs territory)
Trade Policy Review: Chinese Taipei 2018
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Chinese Taipei.
Trade Policy Review: Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu 2010
“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat a report by the government and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan Penghu Kinmen and Matsu.
The benefits for developing countries of accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement: The case of Chinese Taipei
On 9 December 2008 the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Government Procurement adopted the accession of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan Penghu Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). After completing the relevant domestic legislative procedures Chinese Taipei delivered its accession document to the WTO in June 2009 and formally became the forty-first signatory to the GPA on 15 July 2009.
Report by the WTO Secretariat
Since its previous Trade Policy Review in 2014 the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan Penghu Kinmen and Matsu’s (Chinese Taipei) relatively strong fundamentals and well developed outward-looking economy have helped maintain macro-financial stability and ensure the resilience of its export-led economy. During the review period annual GDP growth ranged from 0.8% (2015) to 4% (2014) and its annual average rate for the period 2014-17 stood at 2.3% a major slowdown compared to previous performance (averaging 4.3% over 2002-13). Monetary and fiscal stimulus measures are being used to spur economic recovery. Despite some innovation- and labour-related concerns Chinese Taipei has maintained its position among the world’s most competitive economies with among the highest living standards while registering a slight decline in income inequality. Weaknesses in some areas are being addressed via ongoing reforms. Whereas inflation evolved cyclically (0.6% in 2017) the unemployment rate dropped progressively (3.8% in 2017).