To boost Taiwan's visibility in the international capital market and the field of corporate governance, Taiwan specially invited the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) this year to hold its 25th Annual Conference in Taiwan from November 4 to 5, in conjunction with "Taiwan Week." The theme of this year's conference is "Sustaining Asia’s Reform Momentum: Trust, Transparency and Technology," inviting experts in relevant fields and delegates from various countries to exchange ideas and share insights on Asian corporate governance issues.

On the first day of the conference, ACGA released the "CG Watch 2026" report, placing Taiwan tied for 3rd with Singapore out of 12 Asian markets, behind only Australia and Japan. The ranking of the CG Watch 2026 evaluation is as follows:

 

ACGA Asia Corporate Governance Evaluation Ranking 2026/2023
2026		2023
1.	Australia	1.	Australia
2.	Japan	2.	Japan
3.	Singapore, Taiwan	3.	Singapore, Taiwan
4.	-	4.	-
5.	Malaysia, Korea	5.	Malaysia
6.	-	6.	Hong Kong, India
7.	Hong Kong -	7.	-
8.	India	8.	Korea
9.	Thailand	9.	Thailand
10.	China	10.	China
11.	Philippines	11.	Philippines
12.	Indonesia	12.	Indonesia
Source: Asian Corporate Governance Association

The TWSE emphasizes that excellent corporate governance is the most important foundation of a sound capital market, as well as the key to attracting long-term investors; the competent authorities, judicial authorities, listed companies, institutional investors and corporate governance related institutions all play significant roles in the corporate governance ecosystem. The TWSE will continue to cooperate with members of the ecosystem in the future, and promote a complete sustainable development ecosystem in accordance with the “Sustainable Development Roadmap for TWSE and TPEx Listed Companies” and upcoming initiatives issued by the competent authorities, in order to further achieve the core vision of implementing corporate governance, enhancing sustainable development of enterprises, creating a sound ESG ecosystem, and strengthening the capital market’s international competitiveness.