Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/27
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan

Taipei, Nov. 27 (CNA) Premier Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Monday encouraged society to nurture social enterprises so that they become a signature industry in Taiwan’s economy and contribute to the social good, environmental sustainability, and industrial innovation.

Speaking at the Social Enterprise Financial Forum in Taipei, Lai said he would continue efforts to create a startup-friendly environment, citing a range of measures in place or pending review in the Legislature that can help social entrepreneurs overcome difficulties.

Other keynote speakers at the forum, which focused on strategies for social entrepreneurship development, stressed the important role of social enterprises in achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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