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EAST TIMOR Educate The Expatriate Ludovic Bourgoin
Overview of East Timor
Overview of East Timor
History
• Portuguese colony • Then became an Indonesian colony in 1976
• Fight for independancy • Independance in 1999 • Recognized as an independant country in 2002
Economy • Lower-‐middle –income economy • ConJnues to suffer aLereffects of independence struggle against Indonesia
• 70% infrastructure destroyed by Indonesian troops (1999) • Violence erupted again in 2006
• Human Development Index = 162nd • Relies mainly on internaJonal assistance
ECONOMY
GDP
GDP nominal $590
GDP nominal PPP $2,741
GDP nominal / capita $542
GDP nominal PPP / capita $2,521
1 Of the poorest countries in the world
…
Economy Timor Gap: Sea bounderies issues for Petroleum
Petroleum = 1/3rd of East Timor GDP
CULTURAL Religion %
Catholics 97%
Muslims 1%
Protestants 1%
Hindus 0,5%
Buddhists 0,1%
TradiJonal Animist minoriJes …
Language Status
NaJonal languages Tetum & Portuguese
Business languages Indonesian & English
BUSINESS CULTURE
• NO East Timor in Hofstede Database !!!
• Compare w/ South-‐East Asia – High level of Power Distance – Risk Averse – Low masculanity index
– Long distance, Confusianism?
NEGOTIATING
• Use of silence in business: – +ve – -‐ve
• Opposite of Western coutries: – Bargaining is a way of life for Timorese
TABOOS
• War • Recent history • Present poliJcal situaJon with Indonesians • Sexual violence A real problem in East Timor
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Quite new country • SJll gejng structured economically + poliJcally
• Can’t be compared to Indonesia – Different culture heritage
= Lack of informaJon in terms of
Business cultural dimensions
RECOMMENDATIONS
Know about the: – Historical – Economic – PoliJcal background of East Timor!
And use common sense and adaptability!
Wanna go?
• NY -‐> San Francisco • San Francisco -‐> Sidney • Sidney -‐> Dili
• 45 hrs • $3,000
Wanna know more…?