Tue, Dec 26, 2006 - Page 12 News List

Central bank softens on yuan

MONEY MATTERS The governor of the central bank wants restrictions on exchanging the yuan eased to avoid the possibility of the NT dollar's credibility being damaged

By Jackie Lin and Amber Chung  /  STAFF REPORTERS

Institutions are the two major liabilities on the balance sheet, he said.

Interest expenses created by these two items are influenced by domestic

interest rates. For example, if the central bank adjusts the interest rate

upwards by 25 basis points to fight inflation, interest expense will

increase by NT$18.2 billion, he added.

“Since the size of revenue and the amount of interest expense are both

highly uncertain, profits are hard to predict,” Perng said.

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