E.Sun rated best in Taiwan in Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings
Staff writer
Sustainalytics, a world-leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) research institution, has assigned an ESG rating to E.Sun Financial Holding Co (玉山金控).
In the latest Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings, E.Sun was ranked first in Asia and second worldwide among 386 companies in the “diversified banks” industry.
This is one of the best performances of any Taiwanese bank in international ESG evaluations.
E.Sun Financial Holding Co president Magi Chen, fifth left, E.Sun Commercial Bank chairman Joseph Huang, fifth right, and other company staff pose in an undated photograph.
Myanmar firms urged to fly flag
VIOLENT PROTESTS: The nation’s representative office advised companies to fly the national flag and hang signs stating that they are Taiwanese to avoid confusion
Staff writer, with CNA and Reuters
The Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) yesterday warned Taiwanese businesses operating in Myanmar of the highly risky situation in the nation after a Taiwanese company was damaged in a fire amid protests against a military coup on Feb. 1, while the nation’s representative office in Myanmar advised Taiwanese firms to fly the national flag at their premises.
Dozens of protesters were on Sunday killed by the Burmese military in Hlaingthaya Township in the nation’s largest city, Yangon, and several factories were burned down and ransacked, including one run by a Taiwanese company.
(Adds comment from financial regulator) TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan's de facto embassy in Myanmar has advised Taiwanese companies operating in.
Andrea Fiano: The Taiwanese economy performed remarkably well during the pandemic. How were different sectors affected?
Dr. Yih-Juan Wu, Director General, Central Bank of Taiwan: According to our bank’s forecast, the Taiwanese economy is much better than other major nations this year because we have a strong high-tech sector, whose exports outperform many other neighboring Asian countries. As in other countries, Covid-19 has had a very adverse impact on the services sector because a lot of people cannot travel abroad, and tourists cannot come to Taiwan. As a result, all services had some kind of adverse impact last year. However, our goods exports performed relatively well. Taiwan’s situation is much better than other countries. Our daily life is just like normal. We expect that this year our economic growth will be better than last year. Private consumption, especially, may pick up momentum, and our exports remain relatively strong. And private investment will improve.
4 mobile payment services accepted at 12 forest recreation areas
03/02/2021 07:08 PM
Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area. File photo courtesy of the Luodong Forest District Office
Taipei, March 2 (CNA) Several mobile payment services will be accepted at 12 national forest recreation areas across Taiwan, effective immediately, the Forestry Bureau announced Tuesday.
Mobile payment systems LINE Pay, E.Sun Wallet, Pi Crypto Wallet and Jko Pay can now be used to pay for admission at Alishan, Taipingshan, Manyueyuan, Dasyueshan, Aowanda, Kenting, Shuangliu, Neidong, Dongyanshan, Eight Immortals Mountain, Jhihben and Chihnan forest recreation areas, the bureau said.
The measure was adopted in response to a call by the Executive Yuan in 2017 for 90 percent of all payments in Taiwan to be made electronically by 2025, said the bureau, which administers the 12 forest recreation areas.