PDT Timor-Leste Releases District Business Guide for Ermera

Heading into the Timor-Leste coffee industry heartland? Don't go without a copy of the newly released PDT District Business Guide for Ermera district, available in both English and Tetum. This Guide features the details of 50 businesses active in Ermera district in a range of sectors including Accommodation, Agribusiness, Handcrafts, Construction, Procesing & Industry, and Vehicle Rental.

District Business Guides in pdf format can now be downloaded from the PDT Timor-Leste blogspot (http://buylocaltimorleste.blogspot.com/) for the districts of Aileu, Ainaro, Bobonaro, Covalima, Ermera, Lautem, Manufahi and Viqueque. PDT Timor-Leste expects to release a District Business Guide for the district of Liquica in coming weeks.

PDT Timor-Leste's business verification and online procurement database program is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and AusAID.

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PDT Releases New District Business Guides for Bobonaro

Looking for something in Bobonaro? Find it with the help of the newly released PDT District Business Guide for Bobonaro district, available in both English and Tetum. This Guide features the details of 89 businesses active in Bobonaro district in a range of sectors including Accommodation, Agribusiness, Carpentry (including furniture production and glazing), IT, Office Supplies, Sporting Equipment and Vehicle Rental. 

District Business Guides in pdf format can now be downloaded from the PDT Timor-Leste blogspot (http://buylocaltimorleste.blogspot.com/) for the districts of Aileu, Ainaro, Bobonaro, Covalima, Lautem, Manufahi and Viqueque. PDT Timor-Leste expects to release a District Business Guide for the district of Ermera in coming weeks.

PDT Timor-Leste's business verification and online procurement database program is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and AusAID.

A $17,400 MicroMatching Success in Viqueque

In September 2008, the Micro Matchmaking (M3) team received a request from the Office of the President of the Republic seeking suppliers of office furniture produced by carpenters from around Timor-Leste. Through assistance from the M3 staff in Baucau and Lautem, PDT provided the Office of the President with a portfolio of domestic suppliers.

On March 17, 2009, M3 Associate Mr. Ilidio Ximenes da Costa and Brigida Soares (pictured with the Haburas Group in Viqueque) met with Mr. Marcelino Soares from the Haburas Group, which is a supplier of office furniture in Viqueque, to discuss the request. As a result, Mr. Marcelino established contact with the Office of the President. According to Mr. Marcelino, this contact led to a specific request for hardwood filing cabinets from The Office of the President. The total estimated value of the transaction facilitated by M3 is $17,400. "I am very satisfied with PDT program which helps me to promote or market my products to the buyers", said Mr. Marcelino.

The Haburas Group sells home and office furniture, such as: cupboards, beds, doors, windows, door frames, window frames, chairs and tables. Any request for information on these products can be directed to:

Mr. Marcelino Soares
Phone number: +670 - 7289815
Address: Suco Beloy, Sub District -Viqueque District Viqueque – Timor-Leste

PDT Releases District Business Guide for Baucau

Looking for Goods or Services in Baucau?

If so, check out the new PDT District Business Guide for Baucau district, available in both English and Tetum. This Guide features the details of 89 businesses active in Baucau district in a range of sectors including Media & Advertising, Processing & Industry, Accommodation, Vehicle Rental, and Mechanical and Trade Services, Supplies & Spares.

The new PDT District Business Guide for Baucau is the ideal companion to the PDT Buy Local Baucau Guide, and can be downloaded in pdf format from the PDT Buy Local Timor-Leste blogspot (http://buylocaltimorleste.blogspot.com/). PDT District Business Guides can now be downloaded from this blogspot for the districts of Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Covalima, Lautem, Manufahi and Viqueque. PDT Timor-Leste expects to release a District Business Guide for the district of Bobonaro in coming weeks.

PDT Timor-Leste’s business verification and online procurement database program is supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and AusAID.

Amid a Surge in Traffic, PDT Job Site has 36,000 Hits and Climbing

Since October 2008 the Peace Dividend Trust has been trying to improve the systems whereby employers link with prospective employees in Timor-Leste. To this end it created a jobs posting site, named Serbisu Iha Timor-Leste (Jobs in Timor-Leste), in which jobs are posted for nationals in Timor-Leste.

While the posting service got off to a slow start it has lifted off since January 2009, and in just five months users have visited the site on 7,763 occasions, viewing over 36,811 pages. (See graphic). To date dozens of private and public sector organizations have advertised hundreds of positions on this site.

Peace Dividend Trust is funded by AusAID and Norway.