Multilateral issuers to tap Taiwanese market again in 2002

In 2001, one of the dominant trends in Taiwan's domestic bond market was the strong showing of multilateral borrowers such the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). At the start of this year, the early indications suggest that Taiwan will be equally attractive to these entities, also know as supranational companies, again in 2002.