The Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission reported that domestic banks’ loans to small and medium-sized enterprises reached TWD 11,459.9 billion at the end of August 2026, an increase of TWD 36.1 billion from the end of July. SME loans represented 61.14% of total enterprise lending and 64.87% of lending to private enterprises, down 0.48 and 0.30 percentage points, respectively. The average nonperforming loan ratio for SME lending rose by 0.02 percentage points to 0.22%. The commission continues to encourage banks to expand SME lending with appropriate risk controls and management.