Strong AI Demand Keeps Q1 Current Account Surplus Above US$60 Billion
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Taiwan's Central Bank announced on the 20th its balance of payments statistics, revealing that strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) boosted the Q1 2026 current account surplus to US$62.53 billion, the second-highest quarterly figure ever. The goods trade surplus, exports, and imports all set new all-time highs. A Central Bank official believes that if the AI boom continues, the current account surplus could remain at a high level of over US$60 billion in subsequent quarters.