Timor-Leste and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Pacific Energy Update 2017: Timor-Leste
From 2003 to 2014, Timor-Leste successfully increased electrification rates from 22% to 71%, and currently possesses sufficient installed capacity to connect all households and meet peak residential, commercial, and industrial demand for the coming decade.
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Pacific Growth to Pick Up in 2017 — ADB Report
Pacific economies face gradually improving growth prospects in the next 12 months on the back of stronger economic fundamentals, says a new ADB report.
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Pacific Urban Update 2016: Timor-Leste
The Dili Urban Water Supply Sector Project has improved water supply tertiary distribution by (i) reducing and controlling water losses in Dili; (ii) achieving more efficient hydraulic management of the Dili water supply system; and (iii) upgrading the leak detection, leak reduction, and management skills.
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Timor-Leste: Development Effectiveness Brief
ADB has been supporting Timor-Leste’s development since 1999, helping the government build a broad-based, non-oil economy through supportive investments in the national road network, urban water supply, and vocational education.
Timor-Leste’s development prospects hinge on prudent use of its petroleum wealth to finance high-quality, sustainable investments in physical and human capital. The country has made excellent progress in state building and improving key social services, but its human development indicators remain among the lowest in the region.
The country partnership strategy, 2016–2020 for Timor-Leste will help develop a sustainable non-oil economy by improving infrastructure, developing key institutions, and increasing investments in human capital.
Read the ADB and Timor-Leste fact sheet.
Latest
New ADB Director General for Pacific Assumes Office
ADB has appointed Ma. Carmela Locsin as the new Director General for its Pacific Department. Ms. Locsin, who assumed office today, is the first woman to head the department.
Australia Provides Additional Funding to Develop Timor-Leste's First Commercial Bank
Australia has provided AU$400,000 ($306,000) in additional financing to the ongoing commercial transformation of the Banco Nacional de Comércio de Timor-Leste’s supported by ADB.
ADB Supports Energy Reform, Clean and Renewable Energy in Pacific
ADB is partnering with governments, communities, and the private sector to help improve the availability and quality of clean and affordable sustainable power in the Pacific region, says a new ADB report.
Projects in Timor-Leste
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2.1%
Average annual population growth rate in Timor-Leste (2011-2016)
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41.8%
Population living below the national poverty line in Timor-Leste (2014)
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215
Maternal mortality ratio in Timor-Leste, per 100,000 live births (2015)
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1.21
Population in Timor-Leste, in millions (2016)
