Government Credit Guarantees Support Investment in the US: Applications Open End of May, Covering 3 Aspects

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(Central News Agency reporter Hou Tzu-ying, Washington 6th) Taiwan and the United States have reached an agreement: in addition to autonomous corporate investment, Taiwan's expanded investment in the US also includes the government providing a maximum financing quota of 250 billion US dollars through credit guarantees. Minister of the National Development Council, Arthur Yeo, stated today in Washington that applications are expected to open by the end of May, and the funds will cover three aspects: procurement of machinery and equipment, supplementing working capital, and developing industrial clusters.

Taiwan and the US signed a memorandum of investment cooperation in January. According to the agreement, Taiwan agreed to invest in the US with two types of capital commitments: first, autonomous investment of 250 billion US dollars by Taiwanese enterprises, including investment in semiconductors, AI applications, electronic manufacturing services (EMS), energy, and other industries; second, the Taiwanese government will support financial institutions in providing corporate credit lines of up to 250 billion US dollars through credit guarantees.

Arthur Yeo and Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin recently led a delegation to the US to participate in the 2026 "SelectUSA Investment Summit" and held a press conference on the prospects of Taiwan-US supply chain cooperation this afternoon in Washington.

Yeo stated at the press conference that the National Development Fund will provide financing guarantees to Taiwanese enterprises interested in investing in the US and will announce relevant details. The purpose of developing this mechanism is to assist Taiwanese enterprises in investing in the US and implement cooperation with the US supply chain under the "Taiwan Model."

He pointed out that the National Development Fund will invite financial institutions to jointly contribute to the establishment of a special guarantee fund, which will provide financing guarantees for financial institutions. The funds will cover three aspects: providing enterprises with capital expenditures such as purchasing machinery and equipment, supplementing working capital, and engaging in the development of industrial clusters.

Yeo stated that the first phase will support financial institutions in providing approximately 50 billion US dollars in financing quotas to enterprises investing in the US. When the utilization rate reaches over 80% of the current financing quota, the next phase will automatically commence, gradually driving Taiwanese semiconductor, ICT industries, etc., to further expand investment in the US based on current investment plans.

He said that this mechanism is expected to begin accepting applications by the end of May. If Taiwanese enterprises are interested in investing in the US and have financing needs, they must choose a bank participating in this mechanism to submit their financing application. The bank will conduct a credit review of the application, including risk assessment and financial status. After the review is completed, the documents will be submitted to the Financing Guarantee Center for further inspection to confirm eligibility.

Yeo pointed out that if the application meets the conditions, it will be sent to the Financing Review Committee for comprehensive judgment, including interest rates and loan terms. The committee will be composed of experts, scholars, representatives from relevant government agencies, and impartial individuals, who will review each application. (Editor: Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150507

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