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This piece highlights how trade integration and investments in connectivity can help Timor-Leste to achieve its goal of sustainable and inclusive development.
Timor-Leste can improve its business environment by focusing on investment promotion efforts, strengthening investment facilitation, and using a more problem-driven approach.
Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.
Timor-Leste can give its coffee industry a push by tapping into the niche market of high-quality, premium coffee.
Tackling undernutrition in children under 5 years of age requires political will, resources, and a focus on results.
To increase sustainability and inclusiveness of growth, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste need to look at ways to improve the quality and efficiency of public spending.
As energy prices surge, air quality solutions that make hospitals safer and more efficient can be the best option for governments and patients.
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands used foresight tools to plan low-carbon, resilient transport systems and manage future uncertainties.
Optimize energy efficiency, use climate-friendly refrigerants, and leverage advanced digital technologies.
The EU’s regulation to reduce tropical deforestation caused by agriculture will be crucial, but it may impose severe short-term costs on smallholders.