AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoEnergy & Investment: East Timor broke ground on a $107m solar power plant with storage in Manatuto, a joint EDF–Itochu venture expected to cut fuel imports and supply about 30% of electricity demand by 2028. Diplomacy & Trade Links: Timor-Leste’s FM Bendito dos Santos Freitas met Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty in Manila, with both sides highlighting 20 years of ties and new prospects for economic and technical cooperation as Timor-Leste integrates further into ASEAN. Regional Security Watch: The US reiterated it will keep operating in international waters in the South China Sea as ASEAN and China push talks on a Code of Conduct—insisting any outcome must not undermine US interests. Youth & Community Projects: Maybank and the ASEAN Foundation launched eYAA Cohort 6, expanding volunteer-led social and environmental projects across member states, including Timor-Leste’s first year in the expanded cohort. Business Climate Signal: Timor-Leste’s president Ramos-Horta urged foreign firms to “be adventurous” as the economy opens, pointing to early entrepreneurship examples.
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