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Published 11 Nov 2026Data as of 30 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsTimor-Leste's 2027 budget plans a Petroleum Fund withdrawal of USD 1,350.4 m, well above sustainable incomeThe government's 2027 budget report plans to withdraw USD 1,350.4 m from the Petroleum Fund, against an Estimated Sustainable Income of USD 540.5 m.
Published 3 Nov 2026Data as of 28 Oct 2026 Competition & capitalTimor-Leste cabinet approves USD 30 m capital for its new national development bankThe Council of Ministers approved on 28 October a draft Government Resolution setting the paid-in share capital of the national development bank…
Published 31 Oct 2026Data as of 28 Oct 2026 Digital infrastructureTimor-Leste cabinet approves draft decree requiring businesses to accept electronic paymentsThe Council of Ministers approved on 28 October a draft decree-law obliging economic operators to offer and accept electronic payment instruments.
Published 28 Oct 2026Data as of 20 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsTimor-Leste survey: poverty fell to 37.0% in 2024, but inequality roseINETL's 2024 Survey of Living Standards puts the poverty rate at 37.0%, down from a comparable 48.4% in 2014…
Published 22 Oct 2026Data as of 21 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsTimor-Leste annual inflation stays at -0.1% in September as food prices fallINETL said on 21 October that the national consumer price index was -0.1% on a year earlier in September, unchanged from -0.1% in August…
Published 20 Oct 2026Data as of 15 Oct 2026 Competition & capitalTimor-Leste and Indonesia sign bilateral investment treaty as Indonesia dominates its ASEAN tradeTimor-Leste and Indonesia signed an agreement on the promotion and protection of investments in Jakarta on 15 October 2026, covering promotion…
Published 15 Oct 2026Data as of 14 Oct 2026 Macro & householdsTimor-Leste's finance ministry projects 4.6% non-oil growth in 2027, above ADB and IMF forecastsThe Ministry of Finance projects real non-oil GDP growth of 4.6% in 2027, same rate as forecast for 2026; 4.3% recorded in 2025…
Published 10 Oct 2026Data as of 9 Oct 2026 Digital infrastructureTimor-Leste's central bank seeks Pacific payment links as it hosts regional governors in DiliBanco Central de Timor-Leste hosted the annual meeting of Pacific central bank governors in Dili on 9 October and urged cross-border digital payment…
Published 4 Oct 2026Data as of 30 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsTimor-Leste proposes a USD 2,568.5 m state budget for 2027, above the amended 2026 budgetThe Council of Ministers approved a 2027 budget proposal of USD 2,568.5 m on 30 September and sent it to Parliament on 1 October.
Published 1 Oct 2026Data as of 25 Sep 2026 Digital infrastructureTimor-Leste and Indonesia central banks sign MoU to explore linking TuQR with QRISBanco Central de Timor-Leste and Bank Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding on payment systems and digital financial innovation in Jakarta…
Published 30 Sep 2026Data as of 10 Sep 2026 CreditTimor-Leste bank credit reaches USD 768 m; individuals take 43.9%, farming 1.5%Banking-system credit stood at USD 768 m in June 2026, or 39.7% of GDP, according to the central bank.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 23 Sep 2026 Macro & householdsADB raises Timor-Leste's 2026 growth forecast to 4.0%On 23 September ADB raised Timor-Leste's 2026 growth forecast to 4.0% (raised from 3.8% in the July outlook) and set 2027 at 4.1%.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 12 Sep 2026 Digital infrastructureTimor-Leste's central bank launches the TuQR unified QR code and Ti-FAST payment platformOn 12 September, at its fifteenth-anniversary ceremony, BCTL launched the unified QR payment 'TuQR' and the payment platform 'Ti-FAST'.
Published 28 Sep 2026Data as of 9 Sep 2026 Competition & capitalTimor-Leste's central bank grants leading MFI Kaebauk a full commercial bank licenceOn 9 September the BCTL board approved a definitive banking licence for Banco Kaebauk, moving it from MFI to commercial bank.