Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship and Enhancing Private Sector Development (ADB-59407-001)

Countries
  • Timor-Leste
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Dec 3, 2025
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Sectors
  • Technical Cooperation
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 0.40 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Mar 16, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Feb 13, 2026

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Project Description
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According to the bank's website, "the technical assistance (TA) will empower the youth entrepreneurship, strengthen capacity of start-up, micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), including women-led businesses, and enhance youth and private sector engagement and networking in Timor-Leste. The TA was proposed and confirmed during the 2025 Country Programming and Portfolio Review Mission. It will also support evidence-based national policy formulation, knowledge and research, and strategic decision-making to promote youth entrepreneurship and advance MSME development. The TA activities will be jointly coordinated by Directorate General for Youth at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Art, and Culture (MYSAC), Directorate for MSMEs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI), and the Timor-Leste Resident Mission (TLRM), and closely aligned and complemented with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)'s Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Skills (YEES) Project. The proposed project responds to the government's request to scale up youth engagement, foster youth entrepreneurial skills, and strengthen the capacity of local MSMEs".

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Sandagdorj, Bold
Southeast Asia Department
Timor-Leste Resident Mission (TLRM)

Executing Agency: Ministry of Youth, Sports, Art and Culture


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