Taiwan Plans ‘New Eastbound’ Financing Push as U.S. Tariffs Hit Overseas Firms

Washington’s reciprocal tariff policy threatens to raise costs and tighten working-capital conditions for Taiwanese-owned businesses operating in the United States. Taiwan’s Overseas Credit Guarantee Fund helps overseas Taiwanese companies obtain bank financing by sharing lenders’ credit risk, particularly when borrowers lack sufficient collateral. Its support is significant as companies adjust supply chains, pricing and investment plans in response to U.S. trade measures.

Fund Chairman Hou Li-yang said the institution has launched a special loan-guarantee program to cushion the tariff impact and raised credit limits. The Overseas Community Affairs Council is also drafting a “New Eastbound” initiative modeled on Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy to help U.S.-based Taiwanese businesses secure operating funds. As of the reports’ publication, officials had not disclosed a launch date, total lending target or the size of the credit-limit increase.