Timor Leste - Expanding Near-Term Agricultural Exports - Main Report

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Timor Leste - Expanding Near-Term Agricultural Exports - Main Report

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The Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is committed to the development of the non-oil economy by enabling the diversification of domestic production and trade integration. The objective of the Timor-Leste Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) is to agree on priority actions to help overcome constraints to expanding agricultural exports in the near-term. It supports the government's efforts to develop a broader international trade strategy, which may include strategic sectors such as tourism and fisheries. The focus of the DTIS is on short-term results in areas with immediate export potential. It therefore looks only at the agriculture sector. Achieving export growth and diversification are essential for supporting overall economic growth and employment generation. Non-oil export growth is critical in light of the external sustainability risks of depending on exhaustible petroleum exports. Expanding output for domestic consumption is also a priority and may help reduce dependence on imports. Policy actions to expand exports will impact positively on domestic trade as well. Timor-Leste faces the challenge of having to mostly create a non-oil export sector, rather than reviving one that is stagnant or destroyed because of conflict. This context is quite unique even when compared to similar small-island or post-conflict countries.

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ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURE, ANNUAL GROWTH, ARBITRATION, ASSETS, BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, BANK DEPOSIT, BILL, BINDING CONSTRAINT, BUFFER, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL GOODS, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL FISHERIES, COMMODITY PRICES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CREDIBILITY, CREDIT INFORMATION, CREDIT MARKETS, CROP LOSSES, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE, CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS, CUSTOMS DUTY, DEBT, DEBT SUSTAINABILITY, DEFICITS, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, DEPOSIT, DEPRECIATION, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIMINISHING RETURNS, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, DOMESTIC CURRENCY, DOMESTIC CURRENCY PRICE, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOMESTIC MARKETS, DUTCH DISEASE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC SECTORS, ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS, EXCHANGE RATE POLICY, EXCHANGE RATE RULES, EXCHANGE RATES, EXOGENOUS FACTORS, EXPANSION OF EXPORTS, EXPENDITURES, EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS, EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION, EXPORT EARNINGS, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORT MARKET, EXPORT SUBSIDIES, EXPORT VOLUMES, EXPORTS, EXTERNAL BALANCES, EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL DEFICITS, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, EXTERNAL TRADE, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL POLICY, FISHERIES, FOOD PRICES, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FOREIGN LOANS, FORESTRY, FREE TRADE, FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, FREE TRADE AREA, GDP, GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES, GLOBAL TRADE, GOVERNMENT BORROWING, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROSS MARGIN, GROWTH POTENTIAL, IMPORT, IMPORT PRICES, IMPORT TARIFFS, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME GENERATION, INDEPENDENT CURRENCY, INDEPENDENT MONETARY POLICY, INFLATION, INFLATION DIFFERENTIALS, INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, INFORMATION ON BORROWERS, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTEREST EARNINGS, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL PRICES, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY, INVESTMENT BANK, JUSTICE SYSTEM, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LDCS, LENDERS, LIBERAL TRADE POLICY, LIBERALIZATION, LIVING STANDARDS