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Timor-Leste economy
![Timor-Leste: Between Dreadful Past and Hopeful Future Timor-Leste: Between Dreadful Past and Hopeful Future](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_080815074119.jpg)
Timor-Leste: Between Dreadful Past and Hopeful Future
By Luke Hunt
20 years after the holding of a UN-backed referendum, there remains much work to do in Timor-Leste.
![Timor-Leste Parliament Approves Sea Border Treaty With Australia Timor-Leste Parliament Approves Sea Border Treaty With Australia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-07_14-38-57.jpg)
Timor-Leste Parliament Approves Sea Border Treaty With Australia
By Oki Raimundos
The step cements a landmark agreement reached in March 2018.
![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.
![Timor-Leste's Corruption Challenge Timor-Leste's Corruption Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6805629134_7c2288a47c_b.jpg)
Timor-Leste's Corruption Challenge
By Jonas Guterres
Addressing corruption will be the key to achieving economic development and cementing democratic principles.
![Timor-Leste Finally Has a Government. Now What? Timor-Leste Finally Has a Government. Now What?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_16-51-13.jpg)
Timor-Leste Finally Has a Government. Now What?
By Guteriano Neves
The victorious coalition was face an uphill battle in delivering on campaign promises.
![Can Timor-Leste’s Next Government Pursue Much-Needed Budget Cuts? Can Timor-Leste’s Next Government Pursue Much-Needed Budget Cuts?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7020704487_2524a80514_b.jpg)
Can Timor-Leste’s Next Government Pursue Much-Needed Budget Cuts?
By Guteriano Neves
It's politically risky, but budget cuts are needed to tackle low productivity, inefficient public spending, and the trade deficit.
![A New Era of Political Coalitions in Timor-Leste? A New Era of Political Coalitions in Timor-Leste?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-6395936261_87bb4b0db6_z.jpg)
A New Era of Political Coalitions in Timor-Leste?
By David Hutt
A look at the state of the country’s politics ahead of upcoming elections.
![The Mountains: Timor Leste's Blessing and Curse The Mountains: Timor Leste's Blessing and Curse](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-roads.jpg)
The Mountains: Timor Leste's Blessing and Curse
By Edward Cavanough
Difficult geography helped Timorese survive colonization and invasion. But now, it's a roadblock to growth.
![Timor-Leste's New Government and the Future of the Youth in Politics Timor-Leste's New Government and the Future of the Youth in Politics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-6395935827_afc3a6dbda_z.jpg)
Timor-Leste's New Government and the Future of the Youth in Politics
By Khoo Ying Hooi
Timor-Leste’s long-awaited government must not leave the country's youth out of its policy plans.