2019
January 16, 2019
2019 Business Climate Survey Press Conference
The annual Business Climate Survey is one of AmCham’s most important publications. Global business leaders share their views on a variety of questions: How confident are they about Taiwan’s economic outlook and their own revenue growth? Is the US-China trade war a concern? Do they plan to hire more workers? Are Taiwan’s policymakers meeting the needs of business? And many more questions.
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2018
December 12
BlackRock’s Leo Seewald elected chairman of AmCham Taipei
Leo Seewald, chairman and country head of BlackRock Investment Management (Taiwan), has been elected as the 2019 chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, the organization announced Wednesday.
Seewald served as AmCham Taipei’s standing vice chairman in 2018 and has been an active member of the organization’s Asset Management Committee. He helped lead the group’s delegation during its annual Doorknock trip to Washington this past summer.
June 6
AmCham Taipei reports a record 11 issues solved in 2017 White Paper
AmCham Taipei reported today that 11 of the 83 issues in its 2017 Taiwan White Paper have been resolved – the most of any year since the organization started tracking the results in 2004. Another record 21 issues were showing good progress.
It’s a dramatic improvement from last year when AmCham Taipei reported that none of the 80 issues raised in the 2016 Taiwan White Paper was considered to be resolved. Only eight issues made significant progress in the previous document.
March 21
President Tsai and U.S. Official Address AmCham’s 2018 Hsieh Nien Fan
Joining President Tsai Ing-wen as a keynote speaker at AmCham Taipei’s annual Hsieh Nien Fan banquet this evening was Alex Wong, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific. Wong, who took office last December, is currently on a brief visit to Taiwan.
March 7
AmCham survey: Optimism about economy mixed with worries about labor, energy
Most member companies of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei are optimistic about Taiwan’s economy and their own profitability over the next three years, a new survey said Wednesday.
But the business leaders had serious concerns about energy, the labor law and the way regulations are made, according to the 2018 Business Climate Survey, conducted for AmCham over the past two months by PwC Taiwan.
January 4
Foreman Appointed President of AmCham Taipei
Citing his broad experience in public relations, journalism, and strategic communications, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei has announced that William Foreman will serve as the organization’s President effective today. He succeeds Andrea Wu, who is stepping down after more than nine years in the position in order to devote more time to travel and other personal interests…
2017
November 22
AmCham Taipei Issues its 2017 Taiwan White Paper
Andrea Wu, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, will be stepping down from that role as of December 31, AmCham Taipei Chairman Albert Chang announced yesterday at the Chamber’s 2017 Annual General Meeting and luncheon. He said that following a search undertaken over many months, a highly experienced successor has been selected and is expected to take office in January. The identity of the new president will …
June 8
AmCham Taipei Issues its 2017 Taiwan White Paper
In its 2017 Taiwan White Paper released today, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei commended the Taiwan government for improving regulatory coherence by adopting a 60-day notice and comment period and for taking steps to promote innovative industries. At the same time, the White Paper raised concerns about the impact of recent amendments to the Labor Standards Law and the lack of a clear roadmap to ensure future energy sufficiency…
May 16
AmCham Taipei comments on US-Taiwan trade deficits
President Trump recently issued an Executive Order directing the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to work with other relevant agencies within the U.S. government to produce an Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits. A public hearing relevant to the report will be conducted on May 18. Taiwan has been identified as one of the foreign trading partners with which the U.S. have significant trade deficits, and the U.S.-Taiwan trade relationship will therefore be investigated …
March 22
President Tsai Addresses AmCham’s 2017 Hsieh Nien Fan
President Tsai Ing-wen delivered the keynote address on her outlook on Taiwan-U.S. relations at AmCham Taipei’s annual Hsieh Nien Fan banquet this evening at the Grand Hyatt Taipei. The purpose of the banquet is to thank Taiwan government officials, as well as local business leaders and scholars, for their constructive interaction with the foreign business community over the past year…
February 20
AmCham Taipei Business Climate Survey Calls for Faster Pace of Reforms
The seventh annual Business Climate Survey released today by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei includes findings that may be useful reference for the Taiwan government in setting economic policy directions. The survey of top executives of AmCham Taipei member companies was conducted between October and December 2016, and the results cited both strengths and weaknesses affecting the business environment in Taiwan…
2016
June 2
AmCham 2016 White Paper: New Government, New Opportunities
In the 2016 Taiwan White Paper published today, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei urges the newly installed Tsai Ing-wen administration to “focus with intensity on ways to reinvigorate the economy.” While a rapid turnaround is unlikely given Taiwan’s heavy dependence on the international economy, the paper notes, action at the very beginning of an administration – the proverbial “first hundred days” – can make a big difference in setting directions and lifting both business and consumer confidence…
March 30
President Ma Addresses AmCham’s 2016 Hsieh Nien Fan
As he has done each year of his presidency, President Ma Ying-jeou delivered the keynote address at AmCham Taipei’s annual Hsieh Nien Fan banquet this evening at the Grand Hyatt Taipei. The purpose of the banquet is to thank Taiwan government officials, as well as local business leaders and scholars, for their constructive interaction with the foreign business community over the past year…
January 19
AmCham Taipei Business Climate Survey Spotlights Strengths and Weaknesses
The sixth annual Business Climate Survey, released today by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, includes findings that may be useful reference for the incoming new government. The survey of voting representatives of AmCham Taipei member companies, conducted between October and December 2015, cited both favorable and unfavorable factors impacting business operations in Taiwan…