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Australian Business, Political Delegation Visits East Timor

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

AFP DILI May 27, 2009 — The chief minister of Australia’s Northern Territory visited East Timor Wednesday with the largest foreign delegation to visit the tiny country since it won independence from Indonesia in 2002.
A 60-strong group from Darwin, including business people and education professionals, accompanied Chief Minister Paul Henderson and Darwin city Mayor Graeme [...]

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Insurance company takes gamble on Timor-Leste

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

The Dili Weekly/Dili
With the majority of commercial organizations in Timor-Leste operating without insurance, an in-country insurance provider would not only provide a valuable service, but also a healthy injection of cash into the local economy, says Harry Goh, chief operating officer of new general insurance company National Insurance Timor-Leste, LDA (NITL).
“The thing that’s important about [...]

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