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Timor-Leste economic development
![Timor-Leste Is Facing a Make-or-Break Moment Timor-Leste Is Facing a Make-or-Break Moment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-27-1.jpg)
Timor-Leste Is Facing a Make-or-Break Moment
By Avelino Dos Santos Da Costa
Diversifying the economy, which is massively dependent on oil and gas, is the biggest task facing Timor-Leste. The time is now, and every second counts.
![Why is Timor-Leste Still Unable to Diversify its Economy? Why is Timor-Leste Still Unable to Diversify its Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-01-1.jpg)
Why is Timor-Leste Still Unable to Diversify its Economy?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
Many changes are necessary if the country is to break the shackles of oil dependency and build a more diverse and sustainable economy.
![Can Timor-Leste Achieve a Balanced Development? Can Timor-Leste Achieve a Balanced Development?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_16-51-13.jpg)
Can Timor-Leste Achieve a Balanced Development?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
The principal idea of development for Timor-Leste should be the wellbeing of the people rather than economic numerical indicators.
![Can Tourism Become the New Economic Driver for Timor-Leste? Can Tourism Become the New Economic Driver for Timor-Leste?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-05-5.jpg)
Can Tourism Become the New Economic Driver for Timor-Leste?
By Sakib Awan
Tourism could help drive Timor-Leste's economy forward long after oil and gas have run their courses.
![The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-lds-2-image-1.jpg)
The Looting of Timor-Leste’s Oil Wealth
By Bardia Rahmani
Timor-Leste may have fought off two foreign invaders only to have its independence sold off by its own leaders.
![Does Migration Help or Hinder Timor-Leste’s Development? Does Migration Help or Hinder Timor-Leste’s Development?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sizes/thumbnail/5517_5243a70678b87.jpg)
Does Migration Help or Hinder Timor-Leste’s Development?
By Claire Millar
With economic diversification critical for oil-dependent Timor-Leste, it’s time to take a close look at the effects of migration.
![Can Timor-Leste Move Away From an Oil-Based Economy? Can Timor-Leste Move Away From an Oil-Based Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-bayu_undan_2019-02-06-oil-timor.jpg)
Can Timor-Leste Move Away From an Oil-Based Economy?
By Joao da Cruz Cardoso
The government knows that it can't rely on oil revenue forever, but making the shift is easier said than done.
![Timor-Leste Needs New Strategies to Create Jobs Timor-Leste Needs New Strategies to Create Jobs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_16-51-13.jpg)
Timor-Leste Needs New Strategies to Create Jobs
By Guteriano Neves
Despite the modest economic growth of the last decades, Timor-Leste cannot accommodate a rapidly growing young population.
![What’s Next for Timor-Leste’s Economy? What’s Next for Timor-Leste’s Economy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-312839382_9f003bdd34_b.jpg)
What’s Next for Timor-Leste’s Economy?
By David Hutt
The country’s state budget has spotlighted how it is dealing with some of the opportunities and challenges in its economic development.
![One New Way to Boost Timor-Leste's Economy One New Way to Boost Timor-Leste's Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_1603241038240407.jpg)
One New Way to Boost Timor-Leste's Economy
By David Hutt
With the appointment of a new premier, the country should look at the policy as an option for managing its economy.
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