AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDigital Payments: Timor-Leste’s government has approved a draft rule requiring businesses to offer electronic payments and accept digital transactions, aiming to improve security and transparency. Street vendors and businesses in remote areas without the needed infrastructure would be exempt, while covered operators would have six months to comply. Connectivity: Timor-Leste representatives joined a Pacific delegation visiting a US telecom provider to learn about undersea fibre-optic cables, their operation and the challenges of connecting island communities. Regional Environment: Indonesian wildfire smoke has drifted into Timor-Leste as well as neighbouring countries. The fires have burned more than 1.9 million hectares, and a research group estimated smoke pollution contributed to 3,560 deaths in Indonesia in September.
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