Title: The New Timor-Leste PPP Law: A “giant leap” towards development?

Language: English

Type: Blog

Nature: Report

Published: October 10, 2013


Region: East Asia and Pacific (EAP)

Country: Timor-Leste

Topic: Legal Framework

Keywords: Knowledge Lab ***, Legal Framework *, Legislation and Laws **, PPP Law ***, Timor-Leste

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Document Summary:

A review of Timor Leste's PPP law and its impact on the country by Portuguese law firm, Miranda Correia Amendoeira & Associados. 


Document Details:

Following the 1999 United Nations-sponsored referendum which led to the independence of Timor-Leste, the existing infrastructures were shattered and destroyed by pro-Indonesia militias. The country was left literally with no national power grid, bridges, roads, reliable communications or water supply systems. Even though Timor-Leste has been consistently achieving two digit growth rates for the past decade, the country is still ranked as one of the poorest countries in the world.


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