Key Institutions Report final 15 December 2011 - Unmit

GOVERNANCE OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE - ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF KEY INSTITUTIONS
APPOINTED ON APPOINTED BY 89
5 March 2009 José Manuel Ramos-Horta, President of the
Republic
DURATION OF MANDATE
Decided by the Prime-Minister
MAIN MANDATE / COMPETENCIES
“In pursuit of its mission, it is incumbent upon Ministry of Economy and Development:
a) To propose policies and prepare draft regulations required for the areas within its
purview;
b) To undertake studies with a view to preparing the 5-year national development plan;
c) To make recommendations to other Cabinet members in preparation for the
implementation of the 5-year national development plan;
d) To propose policies and actions concerning the promotion of sustainable economic
development, enforcement of competiveness and cohesion of all country, it’s his
competency:
I. To undertake studies, researches and analyses necessaries to promote the
development of a sustainable economic;
II. To organise and keep an update social-economic statistic file;
III. To undertake strategic plans actions in order of economics, socials, publics and
private sectors;
IV. To supervise and coordinate cooperation between the ministers;
e) To propose and execute policies, legislation and programs to expand the private and
cooperative sectors in order to promote the creation of new economics opportunities,
especially in rural areas;
I. To publicise and support establishment and development of micro, small and
medium enterprises, cooperatives and non-profit organisations;
II. To promote training, orientation, counselling and financial support to micro,
small and medium enterprises, cooperatives and non-profit organisations;
III. To publicise to the government and to the population the importance of the
private sector, especially of the micro, small and medium enterprises and
cooperatives;
IV. To promote the development of a microfinance system and access to credit to
promote the development of private sector;
V. To organise and administrate cooperatives;
VI. To promote and enforce the community entrepreneurship and support local
development;
VII. To promote adoption and commercialisation of environmental technologies and
to promote expansion of healthy ecological business;
VIII. To promote participation of groups less fortunate on the community
development;
89 Idem
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