TAIWAN
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Move to Boost Foreign Investment Halted: The Finance Ministry temporarily abandoned a plan to double the $5-billion ceiling on foreign institutional investment in the stock market. Industry executives said a recent increase in foreign investment funds caused appreciation of the local currency and a surge in short-term stock speculation, both problems for the central bank.
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