US-Iran Conflict Hits Over Half of Taiwanese Firms; TAITRA Survey: Depth of AI Integration Determines Export Confidence — BigGo Finance

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) released its first 2026 “TAITRA Index” survey on the 14th. The results show that the geopolitical shockwaves from the US-Iran Middle East conflict have thoroughly permeated the operations and supply chains of Taiwanese enterprises, with a striking 56.2% of surveyed companies assessing the overall impact as negative. Operating cost pressures have surged dramatically, emerging as the most pressing risk facing businesses today. At the same time, the survey uncovered a critical trend: the…