Taiwan's monetary policy likely to be loosened in 2013

Taiwan’s central bank (CBC) kept its policy rate at 1.875% today, as was widely expected. The economy’s dependence on export-led growth means that the state of external demand will remain the key consideration for local policymakers. Given our downbeat view on the global outlook, we expect the CBC to cut its key rate by end-2013.

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