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Taiwan ban on time deposit accounts

By Robin Kwong in Taipei

Published: November 10 2009 23:52 | Last updated: November 10 2009 23:52

Taiwan’s financial regulator has begun a ban on foreign investors putting money into time deposits accounts while they wait to invest in the island’s stock market.

The central bank said last month that foreign investors had $15.5bn (€10.4bn, £9.3bn) parked in Taiwan dollar accounts. That money will be allowed to remain until their time deposits run out but no new time deposits will be permitted.

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