On Nov 3rd, 2016, in response to the need of fund management, the Department of Finance, Taipei City Government (TCG) held an open tender for the sixth short-term borrowing of Taipei City's debt fund in Fiscal Year 2016.
Five financial institutions were participated in the bidding process. The award bidding price was NT$22 billion with a weighted average annual interest rate of 0.285%. The short-term borrowing reduce the borrowing effectively rate through the open price compete. By holding this open tender, the TCG could save about NT$195 million in interest expense year around.