The local media has been describing it as Taiwan catching the caboose of the global economic train wreck and feels that the island's financial environment has markedly worsened. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Central Bank of China (CBC) are also taking the situation seriously. They have come up with a number of new policies and approaches to deal with the situation, including prohibiting banks from holding back credit.
媒體用「台灣搭上全球金融風暴末班車」來形容，認為台灣金融環境即將全面惡化；財政部和央行似乎也覺得情勢危殆，不僅三申五令，嚴禁銀行「雨天收傘」，同時發佈紓困方案，希望為受困企業解套。