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Survey: AmCham members expect pandemic to end in Q3, economy to recover in 18 months
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A solid majority of AmCham Taipei member companies don’t plan to furlough or lay off workers if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, and they expect the pandemic will end in the third quarter, leading to an economic recovery in the coming 18 months, a survey reported Wednesday.
The Taiwanese government’s efforts to control the virus outbreak earned high marks, with 95 percent of the respondents saying they were very or somewhat satisfied with the government’s performance. But only 41 percent expressed a degree of satisfaction with the government’s economic relief measures, according to the flash survey conducted last week by AmCham Taipei.
Seventy-seven percent of the respondents said that the pandemic has negatively impacted their business. The biggest problems included a disruption in travel or events; decreased demand for products or services; and disruption to the supply chain.
Other significant findings were:
- 84 percent expressed a degree of confidence that Taiwan’s economy would recover in the next 18 months.
- Only 4 percent reported that they have laid off or furloughed employees, while 63 percent said they have no plans to do so if the situation worsens.
- 37 percent thought the pandemic would end in the third quarter, while 25 percent predicted it would be over in the fourth quarter.
- 72 percent said their companies had an emergency plan in place for pandemics before the COVID-19 outbreak erupted.
- 84 percent of the companies have instituted alternative working arrangements, such as remote working, and 52 percent said the measures have not negatively impacted productivity.
The survey, which had a 33 percent response rate, was conducted April 6-10 with 404 of AmCham’s voting members, mostly CEOs and general managers.
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Chinese
新冠肺炎疫情調查報告：
台北市美國商會會員預期新冠肺炎將於今年第3季結束，疫情平息後的18個月經濟活動亦將恢復常軌
台北市美國商會調查顯示，即便新冠肺炎疫情惡化，多數會員公司並無實施無薪假或裁員的計畫。此外，多數會員公司預期疫情將於今年第3季結束，並帶動未來18個月的經濟復甦。
台灣政府控制疫情擴散的努力也獲得會員公司高度評價，95％受訪會員表示對政府防疫表現感到非常滿意或滿意，但對政府經濟援助措施感到滿意的受訪會員僅41％。
77％受訪會員表示疫情已對其營運產生負面影響，最嚴重的問題包含：出差與活動遭受干擾、產品或服務需求降低、供應鏈受阻。
其他重大調查發現如下：
- 84％受訪會員對台灣經濟將於疫情平息後的18個月復甦表示一定程度信心。
- 僅4％受訪會員表示已資遣員工或開始實施無薪假，反之，63％受訪會員表示即便疫情惡化亦無上述規劃。
- 37％受訪會員認為疫情將於今年第3季平息，另有25％受訪會員預測疫情將於今年第4季結束。
- 72％受訪會員表示，早在新冠肺炎疫情爆發前，其公司已具應對疫情之緊急應變計畫。
- 84％會員公司已採取如遠距辦公等替代工作安排，而52％受訪會員表示該措施迄今並未嚴重影響生產力。
本調查執行期間為今年4月6日至10日，調查對象為本商會404位具投票權會員，多數為公司執行長與總經理，並獲得33％回覆率。
關於台北市美國商會
台北市美國商會成立於1951年，宗旨為促進跨國企業在台灣的投資營運環境，是一無黨派立場的非營利組織。商會目前有約1000位個人會員，代表超過500家企業，並透過24個委員會匯集產業界意見，其在代表跨國企業對商業趨勢提供洞見、向政府提供政策建言等方面極具權威。
台北市美國商會媒體聯絡人
呂彥芃
政府及公共事務部資深經理
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(02) 2718-8226 分機 213
王珮馨
政府及公共事務部總監
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(02) 2718-8226 分機 314
