TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s central bank decided unanimously to hold interest rates steady, citing strong economic growth in the tech and AI sectors, while raising concerns about the impact of tariffs on the island’s export economy, minutes from the latest board meeting showed on Thursday.

In a widely expected move in September, the central bank left the benchmark discount rate unchanged at 2%, a level it has maintained since March 2024.

It also raised its economic growth forecast for the year, hailing booming exports, but warned the impact of U.S. tariffs could be damaging enough to prompt a change in monetary policy going forward.

One board member, who was not identified in the minutes of last month’s meeting, said: “Taiwan’s economy still faces numerous uncertainties in the second hal

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