| The Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund had a balance of US$16.6 billion at the end of June, compared to US$15.7 billion at the end of last March, the Central Bank of Timor-Leste announced on Wednesday in Dili. A Central Bank press release concerning the second quarter of the year indicated that gross capital inflows rose to US$1.084 billion, of which nearly US$700 million was due to royalty payments from the National Petroleum Authority.
The Fund’s return on investments was about US$413 million, with US$119.45 million referring to the entry of dividends and US$311.60 million to interest, as a consequence of changes affecting the market value of securities held on 30 June 2014, states the text...............................................Full Article: Source
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