The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday raised its forecast for the country’s economic growth to 11% from 9.5% in July, citing a surge in AI-related exports and investment that drove the economy’s strongest first-half performance in five decades. Taiwan’s economy grew 14.1% in the first half of 2026, with second-quarter growth reaching 12.9%, according to the ADB’s Asian Development Outlook September 2026 report. [...]