AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTimor-Leste Financial Reform: Timor-Leste’s National Parliament approved the General Framework for the Financial System and Banking Activities, overhauling the 2000-era rules and boosting the Central Bank’s powers on supervision, enforcement, stability, and consumer protection, while adding resolution and deposit insurance funds and stronger anti–money laundering and counter-terror financing measures. Dili Scam Crackdown: Timor-Leste police say they have dismantled a major international scam operation in Dili, arresting hundreds of mainly Chinese and Indonesian nationals in raids on call-centre compounds, with charges including money laundering, criminal association, and illegal online gaming. Regional Security Tensions: The Consulate General of Timor-Leste in Belfast condemned “deeply disturbing” violence in Dungannon, urging accountability and offering to mediate to ease tensions. Sports & Community: Cambodia beat Timor-Leste 3-1 in the AFF Women’s Cup opener, while in Timor-Leste’s wider region, sports tourism and community events continue to draw attention. Education & Skills: A focus on science education and the push for better learning tools and training—plus a workforce training model that includes Timor-Leste seasonal workers—signals growing investment in skills and inclusion.
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