German investment in Taiwan surges 264 percent year-on-yearStaff writer, with CNAApproved German direct investment in Taiwan last year marked a 264 percent year-on-year increase to US$209 million, indicating German businesses see Taiwan as the most important strategic hub for technology development in the Asia Pacific, German Trade Office Taipei said yesterday. The total amount of German investment in Taiwan approved by the Department of Investment Review last year partly reflected the ever-expanding economic ties between the two countries, the office said in a statement. German industry leaders that have set foot in Taiwan in recent years include Infineon Technologies AG, a global semiconductor solutions provider, and Merck Group, a science and technology company, it said. Photo courtesy of German Trade Office Taipei via CNAThe growth in German investment in Taiwan shows that German businesses see the country as the most important strategic hub for technology and research and development in the Asia Pacific region, despite disruptions in international supply chains and challenges facing German companies at home, the office said. Beyond investment, bilateral trade between the two countries continued to grow last year, rising 6 percent from a year earlier to US$21.7 billion, it said.

Source: Taipei Times January 28, 2026 17:23 UTC