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AI Boom's Funding Demands Squeeze Out Smaller Businesses Seeking Loans

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By Kris Ma/Ai Chi

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Taiwan’s AI boom is driving record bank lending, but tighter funding conditions are making it harder for smaller businesses in traditional industries to secure loans. As banks favor financially stronger borrowers and tech companies willing to pay higher rates, experts warn the widening financing gap could put less-competitive firms at greater risk.