S&P Raises Taiwan's GDP Growth Forecast to 6.3%; Life Insurers' Middle East Exposure Manageable

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S&P Global Ratings' subsidiary, Taiwan Ratings, today raised its forecast for Taiwan's GDP growth this year to 6.3%, primarily due to strong AI demand. It also stated that the exposure of rated life insurance companies in Taiwan to the Middle East conflict is manageable, capable of absorbing potential losses even under a stress scenario of a 15% impairment to their Middle East investment portfolio.