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Timor-Leste petroleum fund
![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.
![How Timor-Leste Financed Its COVID-19 Efforts How Timor-Leste Financed Its COVID-19 Efforts](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-17-2.jpg)
How Timor-Leste Financed Its COVID-19 Efforts
By Aashna Jamal and Aashna Jamal
Despite domestic political gridlock, the country was able to secure funds to guard against COVID-19 – but its experience suggests many lessons for the future.
![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.
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