台湾官方与民间持有的岛外资产,今年3月底首次突破1,500亿美元大关,为历来最高。其间“中央银行”持有外汇储备累增,民间持续对外投资,都代表了台湾在国际经济金融体系中所扮演的角色日益重要,力量也愈来愈大。“央行”持有的岛外资产包括外汇 Taiwan’s official and non-government holdings of offshore assets hit the highest level ever for the first time by 150 million U.S. dollars at the end of March this year. In the meantime, the “central bank” has accumulated its foreign exchange reserves and continued non-government investment overseas. All these represent that Taiwan’s role in the international economic and financial system is increasingly important and its power is getting bigger and bigger. Foreign assets held by the central bank include foreign exchange