Director of National Procurement Fransisco Borlaku Soares second from right, Member of Parliament Ceclio Camniha Freitas far right and Peace Dividend Trust staff Ricardo Ribeiro and Gaspar Quintao talk business at the Buld Expo, Dili Timor-Leste 11-12 April 2008. Soares oversees all of the procurement requirements of the Government of Timor-Leste. In a country where the national budget has increased from $140 million/year to $348 million/year in 24 months this means that Mr. Soares has significant responsibility.
On 15 August 2009 Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao visited the PDT booth at the Dili International Trade Expo organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (MTCI). MTCI is PDT's primary government partner as PDT works to transfer its online business database to MTCI in the coming years.
Above: Brigida Soares explains PDT activities to the Prime Minister. Minister for Tourism Commerce and Industry, Gil Alves, stands listening in the back to the left.
