TAIWAN

The main partners of export of Taiwan in 2017 were China, Hong Kong, United States, the
European Union and Japan. The imports were purchased mostly in China, Japan, United
States, the European Union and the Republic of Korea. Like the economy of Taiwan is very
oriented to the export, depends on an open situation to the international trade and is
vulnerable to the fluctuations of the global economy.

Taiwan exported 317,4 billion USD and mattered 259,5 billion USD in 2017 (OMC). The
industry of electronics is the main industrial state of export, and receives the greater
investment from United States. The membresía of Taiwan in the OMC in what independent
economy has promoted his trade from 2002. The country besides has an agreement of free
trade with New Zealand.

The exports of Taiwan increased a 16,7 % interanual in March, because of the strong world-
wide demand, reaching the figure of 29.990 million American dollars according to data
published on 9 April by the Ministry of Finanzas (MOF).

The figures of export of March went back to offer positive data after registering a slight
decrease interanual in February, when there was less business days by the holidays of the
Toño New lunar, representing in March a growth of the exports to his main markets, with
increases interanuales of until 30,9% in the sales to China continental and Hong Kong, 1,6%
to the Sudeste Asiático, 18,8% to Japan, 4,3% StatesJoined s and 15,1% to Europe.

The majority of the main basic products of Taiwanese export also registered a growth
interanual of sales to the outside in March. The exports of electronic pieces grew a 21,5%,
the ones of products related with the sectors of the information and lto communication 3,4%,
the ones of mesuch basic 18,6%, the ones of machinery 27,2% and the ones of materialis
plastic 16,9%.

During the first quarter of the 2018 the exports of Taiwan added 79.740 million dólares
American, 10,6% more than the year anterior, signal the data of the MOF. On the other hand,
the imports increased a 10,4% interanual in March, reaching the 23.990 million American
dollars, giving place to a commercial surplus of six thousand millions.

The demand of Taiwan is concentrated in four economies: Japan, China, United States and South
Korea. The products sued were fuels, organic chemical products, instruments for optics, foundry of
iron and manufacturas of plastic.
The main products manufacturados in Taiwan are: chips, signposts LCD, semiconductors and other
electronic components, instruments of precision, machinery eléctrica, mechanical and electrical
devices, textile, plastics and other petrochemicals, iron and steel.

Taiwan has important competitive advantages in the industry manufacturera and is the second world-
wide producing elder of hardware.

The small and medium enterprises, that represent almost 98% of all the companies of Taiwan, play
an important paper in the Taiwanese economy.

The Taiwanese companies are the greater providers of the world of monitors of computer and leaders
in the manufacture of computers, although now the greater part of the final setting of these products
produces in the outside, generally in China.

The manufacture of textile products and the pieces to dress continue displacing to countries of minor,
but keeps on being an important sector of the industrial exports and employs to some 200.000 people.
 EMIRATES ARABES JOINED

The Arab Emirates Joined are the 32º greater economy of export in the world and the most complex
economy 54º in accordance with the Index of Economic Complexity (ECI). In 2017, the Arab
Emirates Joined exported $ 142 Billions and mattered $ 175 Billions, giving like result a negative
commercial balance of $ 34 Billions. In 2017 the GDP of Arab Emirates Joined was of $ 382 Billions
and his per capita GDP was of $ 73,9 Thousands.

The main exports of Arab Emirates Joined are Raw Oil ($39,9 Billions), Refinado of Oil ($21,2
Billions), Gold ($20,2 Billions), Diamonds ($8,22 Billions) and Gas of oil ($7,92 Billions), of
agreement to the classification of the System Harmonizado (HS). His main imports are Gold ($17,2
Billions), Jewellery ($10,5 Billions), Cars ($8,62 Billions), Diamonds ($8,32 Billions) and Refinado
of Oil ($8,16 Billions).

The main destinations of the exports of of Arab Emirates Joined are the Indian ($22,1 Billions), Japan
($18,8 Billions), China ($11,4 Billions), Oman ($10,1 Billions) and Switzerland ($10 Billions). The
main origins of his imports are China ($28,6 Billions), the Indian ($28 Billions), Germany ($12,2
Billions), the United Kingdom ($9,6 Billions) and Turkey ($9,2 Billions).

The Arab Emirates Joined limit with Oman and Saudi Arabia by earth and with Iran and Katar by
sea.

EXPORTS

In 2017 the Arab Emirates Joined exported $142 Billions, what is the 32º bigger exporter in the
world. During the last five years the exports of Emiratos Arab Joined have decrecio to a tax
anualizada of the -6,7%, of $181 Billions in 2012 to $142 Billions in 2017. The most recent exports
are led by the export of Raw Oil, that represents 28,1%of the total exports of Arab Emirates Joined,
gone on down Refinado of Oil, that represent 15%.

IMPORTS

In 2017 the Arab Emirates Joined mattered $175 Billions, what is the 25º importing bigger in the
world. During the last five years the imports of Arab Emirates Joined have decreased to a tax
anualizada of the -0,7%, of $179 Billions in 2012 to $175 Billions in 2017. The most recent imports
are led by Gold, that represents 9,8% of the total imports of Arab Emirates Joined, gone on down
Jewellery, that represents 5,94%.
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