The Dorothy Dixer
India will never replace China as a primary trading partner because the two countries are on vastly different trajectories.
Cool heads must prevail
In the business world that I come from, I have always held the position that you treat your buyer with kid gloves because if you mistreat them, they will go elsewhere. What are we doing to China?
A rent furlough for Timor-Leste?
Even with wage assistance programs from governments rolling out in many countries, businesses are still finding themselves burdened with a second financial hurdle: rent on premises that are not producing income.
Cooperation & Economic Recovery in Timor-Leste
I think it is now safe to say we can call what we are now seeing, a recession. Most people would agree, we don’t need to wait for the official report of two successive quarters of contraction to call this one. What is unknown is how long this will last and how deep it will be.
Coronavirus and the Timor-Leste Economy
The Timor-Leste Government has faced its share of challenges in recent times, and they are dealing with them in a mature fashion, experiencing democracy in action. However, this world-wide slowdown will have a deep flow-on effect on their economy, like others. The government has an opportunity at its feet now to act decisively against the coronavirus.
Positives in the Midst of a Crisis, a response to Jose Antonio Belo’s article
May I begin by congratulating Jose Antonio Belo on his wonderful article. Although I now live in Sydney, I lived in Timor-Leste for 20 years when I was establishing our business, East Timor Trading. Based on my experience, you have captured the essence of the nation at this turning point for Timorese democracy.
In The Diplomat
I am pleased to say that my latest article about tourism in Timor-Leste was published on The Diplomat.
A new economic driver for Timor-Leste
To help build a sustainable, diverse economy, one sector that is virtually invisible at the moment in Timor-Leste is tourism. This could be developed now and continue long after oil and gas have run their courses.