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GDP collapse largely made in Taiwan

Taiwan’s economy has been hurt by falling global demand but the roots of its weakness lie closer to home. This suggests that Taiwan will fare worse than its neighbours as global demands contracts and also that it will find it harder to recover. After today’s not-entirely unexpected interest rate cut, a prolonged period of very low rates is likely.

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