01568cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005933 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451837384 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (16 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Petroleum is now by far Timor-Leste's largest source of income. If well harnessed, Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth offers the potential for a more prosperous future. This Selected Issues paper provides an overview of how Timor-Leste's Petroleum Fund functions. It considers the extent of the country's petroleum wealth, discusses the developmental challenges, and outlines key challenges ahead. The paper depicts the origins of the fund and details its operating mechanisms. It also assesses how the fund has performed to date. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/220 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/220/002.2009.issue-220-en.xml IMF e-Library