East Timor

The challenges and implementation of ongoing programs have been analyzed in detail at the last meeting of government members

The Government and Parliamentary Committees have started discussing the proposed law on the general framework of the state budget and public finance managemente

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the strong performance of the oil sector has raised the country's GDP growth forecast for 2021 from 2,5% to 4%

Reinforced police patrols monitor the land border areas to prevent entry of the Delta variant

To discuss the activities of the National Press, the budget for 2022 and the new challenges to face, the Board of Directors met the highest representatives of the Government

A vaccination campaign to speed up the reopening of universities has begun: the goal declared by the Minister of Higher Education is to vaccinate at least 67,000 students, faculty and staff of public and private universities in Dili

The Tibar port is now expected to open in May 2022, as international and Timorese companies are working hand-in-hand to build the ultra-modern facility

The local community raised $8.000 to support the recovery of Laclubar area, heavily affected by the floods

Macau's Portuguese-owned bank BNU set up a solidarity account to support local communities affected by the devastating floods

Australia’s Santos and Italy’s Eni are investigating options to re-purpose the East Timor's Bayu Undan facilities to extend the life of the project with a carbon capture and storage scheme

The Government has signed with the Asian Development Bank a $ 1 million grant agreement to respond to floods

Cyclon Seroja floods disrupted a city-wide Covid-19 lockdown in Dili and experts warn the pandemic could rip through parts of the city

Considering converting its oil-fired power plants to natural gas to cut energy supply costs, the country estimates it will need about 0.37 million tonnes per year (t/y) of imported LNG