Will the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States affect Taiwan? Minister of Finance Chuang Tsui-yun said in the Legislative Yuan today that the impact on Taiwan will be small and will not cause systemic risks.
The chairpersons of the eight government-owned banks stood together and stated all of them will pay dividends this year. However, they also stated that it would be less than last year. Minister of Finance, Chuang Tsui-yun, who stood at the front, took a positive view. Chuang said the bankruptcy of America's Silicon Valley Bank will have a minor impact on Taiwan.
Chuang Tsui-yun, Finance Minister: “The Central Bank and our Financial Supervisory Commission have all explained that this does not pose a systemic risk to Taiwan. Taiwan's stock market, which has a considerable correlation with the US stock market, of course, has been volatile these two days. However, we believe that investors should have confidence.”
A series of international financial chain effects have caused uneasiness among investors. Chuang urged investors to have confidence because domestic banks have very low exposure to the three bankrupt American banks.
Lin Te-fu, Legislator (KMT): “Do you think the government has the ability to solve the problem if it really happens? ”
Chuang Tsui-yun, Finance Minister: “The FSC strictly regulates our financial banks. If problems do really arise, I believe our government is capable of handling the situation.”
Lin Chu-yin, Legislator (DPP): “At least make sure Silicon Valley Bank's collapse in the United States will not affect banks in Taiwan. ”
Chuang Tsui-yun, Finance Minister: “Our government-owned banks' exposure to the three banks is in fact only NT$1.53 million. So basically, very low.”
It has been 245 days since the National Financial Stabilization Fund entered the market last year to provide support. Both ruling and opposition legislators asked when it will leave the market. Chuang responded that they will discuss and make decisions depending on the international situation and the pace of U.S. interest rate hikes at the regularly scheduled meeting in April. At present, the Finance Ministry has only shares from government-owned enterprises for financing and hasn't deployed the four major funds. Thus, it is wrong to say that people's pensions will lose money because of this.
「今年會發股利的舉手，會發股利的，都會發嘛。」八大公股行庫董事長排排站，全都表態今年會發股利，但也說了前提，那就是會比去年發的還要少，站在最前面的財政部長莊翠雲，抱持正面看待，包括被問到美國矽谷銀行倒閉風波，是否波及到台灣，莊翠雲也說，對台灣衝擊較小。
財政部長莊翠雲表示：「央行以及我們的金管會也都說明，這個不會形成一個系統性風險。那在台股的部分，因為跟美股有相當的一個連結，這兩天當然有一些動盪，不過我們相信投資人應該會有信心。」
一連串的國際金融連鎖效應，引發投資人不安，莊翠雲喊話投資人要有信心，因為國內銀行和公股行庫，對倒閉的3家銀行曝險非常低。
國民黨立委林德福問：「如果真的發生，你認為政府有沒有能力解決？」
財政部長莊翠雲回應：「因為其實金管會對於我們金融事業是高度監管，那如果真的很不幸發生，我相信政府有能力處理。」
「至少來確保這樣的，遠在美國矽谷的銀行倒閉，不會影響到台灣其他的銀行。」面對民進黨立委林楚茵的提問，莊翠雲表示：「我們公股行庫對於這3家銀行的曝險，事實上只有台幣153萬，所以基本上是極低的。」
國安基金從去年進場護盤至今已經長達245天，朝野立委都問到何時會退場。莊翠雲回應，4月例會將會討論，視國際情勢以及美國升息的步調做決定，同時強調目前僅有動用公民營事業股份融資，並未動用四大基金，民眾退休金因此虧損是錯誤的說法。
