Cabinet Office Minister Magalhaes believes that the economy "urgently needs to grow" for the state to consolidate and expand the social security system, in the face of "finite and limited resources" and increasing pressure on public spending

Helder Lopes began his six-year term as the new governor of the Central Bank of East Timor; he emphasised the need to revive the country's lending and private investment

At the ASEAN-India summit, the prime minister announced that an Indian embassy in Dili will be established

Support for East Timor's membership in ASEAN and the World Trade Organization, as well as regional and global architecture has been reiterated by Cambodia

A state-of-the-art early warning system for a range of climate-related disasters that should be operational around 2026 is being built with the support of the United Nations Environment Program