Taiwan’s Taoyuan attracts more investment than Kaohsiung

Taipei finishes last out of 6 special municipalities: MOEA

Taiwan News
Date: 2019/12/19
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer\

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Under a government program to attract more investment, Taoyuan has emerged as the top destination among the country’s six special municipalities, ahead of Kaohsiung and Taichung, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Thursday (December 19).

Out of a total of NT$883.2 billion (US$29.2 billion), Taoyuan had received NT$197.5 billion, Kaohsiung NT$164.2 billion, and Taichung NT$156 billion, the Economic Daily News reported.

Presenting its report to the weekly Cabinet meeting Thursday morning, the MOEA said the amounts came under three separate government programs to encourage Taiwanese businesses investing overseas,    [FULL  STORY]