Bank of Taiwan

Newly built Bank of Taiwan Head Office Building in 1939

The Bank of Taiwan (BOT, Traditional Chinese: 臺灣銀行; Pinyin: Táiwān Yínháng) is a government-owned bank in Taipei City, Taiwan. The Bank of Taiwan was first established as central bank of Taiwan during the Japanese rule. In order to assist the economic development, "Bank Act of Taiwan" was promulgated in 1897 and the Bank of Taiwan was established in 1899 to encourage Japanese private sectors, including Mitsubishi and the Mitsui Group, to invest in Taiwan. There was extensive cooperation between Nippon Kangyo Bank and Bank of Taiwan in Taiwan island. A banking crisis in 1927 was relieved with the assistance from Bank of Japan. During Japanese rule, branches were extended into other parts of the Empire, namely China and Southeast Asia. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 749 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 749 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... File links The following pages link to this file: History of Taiwan Bank of Taiwan Categories: Chinese public domain photographs ... File links The following pages link to this file: History of Taiwan Bank of Taiwan Categories: Chinese public domain photographs ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Mitsubishi Logo The Mitsubishi Group ), Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies, all refer to a large grouping of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... Mitsui Group ) is one of the largest corporate conglomerates (Keiretsu) in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world. ... The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited ), abbreviated as DKB ), was one of the largest banks in the world during the latter half of the 20th century. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bank of Japan has its headquarters in this building in Tokyo. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) is Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

After the Japanese surrender in 1945, the ROC government took over the Bank of Taiwan and issued the old Taiwan dollars, also known as Taiwan Nationalist Yuan, through the Bank of Taiwan. Later in 1949, the Bank of Taiwan issued the New Taiwan dollar to curb the severe deflation of the value of old Taiwan dollars. After the loss of the mainland in the Chinese Civil War by the Kuomintang and its subsequent retreat to Taiwan, the Bank of Taiwan took on a more central role as the central bank of the ROC until the Central Bank of China was reestablished in 1961. The Bank of Taiwan was governed under the Taiwan Provincial Government until 1998 when governance was transferred to the ROC Finance Ministry. In 2001, the duty of issuing New Taiwan dollars was transferred to the Central Bank of China. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... ISO 4217 Code TWD User(s) Republic of China Inflation 0. ... ... Combatants Nationalist Party of China Communist Party of China Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong Strength 4,300,000 (July 1946) 3,650,000 (June 1948) 1,490,000 (June 1949) 1,200,000 (July 1946) 2,800,000 (June 1948) 4,000,000 (June 1949) The Chinese Civil War... The Kuomintang of China (abbreviation KMT) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Tongyong Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung1-kuo2 Kuo2-min2-tang3) [1], also often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party, is a political party in the Republic of China, now on Taiwan, and is currently the largest political party in... The Central Bank of China (中央銀行) is the central bank of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Taiwan Province can refer to an existing administrative division under the government of the Republic of China or the claimed 23rd province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Central Bank of China (中央銀行) is the central bank of the Republic of China (on Taiwan). ...

See also

• Economy of Taiwan
• Taiwan yen
• Old Taiwan dollar
• Republic of China
• Taipei

Republic of China (ROC) has a dynamiccapitalist economy with gradually decreasing guidance of investment and foreign trade by the government. ... 1944 note worth one Taiwan yen The Taiwan yen is a former unit of currency which was on a par with the Japanese yen. ... The Old Taiwan Dollar (舊臺幣 or 舊台幣; ISO 4217 code TWN), sometimes called Old Taiwan yuan, was the currency of the Taiwan, Republic of China from 1946 to 1949. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Republic of China Region Northern Taiwan City seat Xinyi District (信義區) Government  - Mayor Hau Lung-bin (KMT)1 E9 Area  - City 271. ...

External links

• The Bank of Taiwan Official Website