Reference archive from La'o Hamutuk This page links to many key resources about Timor-Leste's budget, economy, society and petroleum development. Links are to pages in English except where noted. Many documents have been copied to this DVD-ROM or La'o Hamutuk's website, which includes internet addresses where appropriate. In some cases the local links will not work from the internet, as the files were too large to post on our website. Contents of this page: La'o Hamutuk web pages about the General State Budget Budget Books for 2018 Duodecimal budget (Jan-? 2018) January 2018 | Explanation, details of appropriations, Government Decree 1/2018, Circular to government officials about duodecimal system | Tet | February 2018 | Explanation, details of appropriations, Government Decree 1/2018, Circular to government officials about duodecimal system | Tet | March 2018 | Explanation, details of appropriations, relevant laws, Circular to government officials | Tet |
Budget Books for proposed 2017 rectification budget (not enacted) | | | Proposed | Explanation of motives | Explanation presented to Parliament with Budget Law, revenue tables | Eng | Port | | 1 Overview | Description and analysis: macroeconomics, expenditure, revenue and investment, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law, table of expenditures | Eng | Port | Tet | 3A Infrastructure Fund | Autonomous Fund, including planned spending through 2022 | Eng | Port | |
Budget Books for 2017 state budget (February 2017) | | | Final | Proposed | 1 Overview | Description and analysis: macroeconomics, expenditure, revenue and investment, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law, table of expenditures | Eng | Port | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet | 2 Annual Action Plans | From each ministry | | Port | | | Port | | 3A Infrastructure Fund | Autonomous Fund replaces Special Fund | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 3B Districts | Programs in each district, subdistrict and suco | | | Tet | | | Tet | 3C ZEESM / RAEOA | Autonomous region in Oecussi | | | Tet | | | Tet | 4A Budget lines from beginning to Whole Gov't | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 4B Budget lines from Min. Justice to end | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 5 Development Partners | From each donor, for each agency, project or district | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 6 Special Funds | Lists of items in the Human Capital Development Fund | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | |
Budget Books for 2016 rectification budget (July 2016) | | | Final | Proposed | 1 Overview | Description and analysis: macroeconomics, expenditure, revenue and investment, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law, table of expenditures | | | | Eng | Port | | 3A Infrastructure Fund | Autonomous Infrastructure Fund, including plans for 2017-2020 | | | | Eng | | |
Budget Books for 2016 state budget (March 2016) | | | Final | Proposed | 1 Overview | Description and analysis: macroeconomics, expenditure, revenue and investment, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law, table of expenditures | Eng | Port | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet | 2 Annual Action Plans | From each ministry | | Port | | | Port | | 3A Infrastructure Fund | Autonomous Fund replaces Special Fund | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | Tet | 3B Districts | Programs in each district, subdistrict and suco | | | Tet | | | Tet | 3C ZEESM / RAEOA | Autonomous region in Oecussi | | | Tet | | | Tet | 4A Budget lines from beginning to Whole Gov't | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 4B Budget lines from Min. Justice to end | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 5 Development Partners | From each donor, for each agency, project or district | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 6 Special Funds | Lists of items in the Human Capital Development Fund | Eng | Port | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet |
Budget Books for 2015 rectification budget (May 2015) | | | Final | Proposed | 1 Overview | Description and analysis: macroeconomics, expenditure, revenue and investment, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law, table of expenditures | Eng | Port | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet | 2 Annual Action Plans | From each ministry | | Port | | | | | 3A Districts | Programs in each district, subdistrict and suco | | | Tet | | | | 3B ZEESM / RAEOA | Autonomous region in Oecussi | | | Tet | | | | 4A Budget lines beginning - MJ | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | | | | 4B Budget lines MS - end | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | | | | 5 Development Partners | From each donor, for each agency, project or district | Eng | Port | | | | | 6 Special Funds | Lists of projects in the Infrastructure and Human Capital Development Funds, including planned spending for 2015-2019 | Eng | Port | | | | |
Budget Books for original 2015 budget (January 2015 and October 2014) | | | Final | Proposed | 1 Overview | Summary: objectives, strategy, macroeconomics, spending, revenues, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law and ESI report | Eng | Port | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet | 2 Annual Action Plans | From each ministry | | Port | | | Port | | 3A Districts | Programs in each district, subdistrict and suco | | | Tet | | | Tet | 3B ZEESM / RAEOA | Autonomous region in Oecussi | | | Tet | | | | 4A Budget lines beginning - MJ | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 4B Budget lines MS - end | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 5 Development Partners | From each donor, for each agency, project or district | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 6 Special Funds | Lists of projects in the Infrastructure and Human Capital Development Funds, including planned spending for 2015-2019 | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | |
Budget Books for 2014 budget | | | Final | Proposed | 1 Overview | Summary: objectives, strategy, macroeconomics, spending, revenues, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law and ESI report | Eng | Port | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet | 2 Annual Action Plans | From each ministry | | Port | | | Port | | 3 Districts | Programs in each district, subdistrict and suco | | | Tet | | | Tet | 4A Budget lines beginning - MJ | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 4B Budget lines MS - end | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 5 Development Partners | From each donor, for each agency, project or district | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 6 Special Funds | Lists of projects in the Infrastructure and Human Capital Development Funds, including planned spending for 2014-2018 | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | Matadalan ba Orsamentu | Citizens' guide to the budget | | | Tet | | | |
Budget Books for 2013 budget | | | Final | Proposed | Budget Law | | Eng | Port | | | | | Prime Minister's speech 4 Feb 2013 | Explanation of objectives and plans | Eng | Port | Tet | | | | 1 Overview | Summary: objectives, strategy, macroeconomics, spending, revenues, Petroleum Fund, new initiatives, financing, Budget Law and ESI report | Eng | | Tet | Eng | Port | Tet | 2 Annual Action Plans | From each ministry | | Port | | | Port | | 3 Districts | Programs in each district, subdistrict and suco | | | Tet | | | Tet | 4A Budget lines beginning - MJ | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 4B Budget lines MS - end | To the directorate or agency level | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 5 Development Partners | From each donor, for each agency, project or district | Eng | Port | | Eng | Port | | 6 Special Funds | Lists of projects in the Infrastructure and Human Capital Development Funds, including planned spending for 2014-2017 | | Port | | Eng | Port | Tet |
Laws and legal documents relating to public finances Reports about budget execution ( http://www.mof.gov.tl/budget-spending/budget-execution/?lang=en )  Transparency Portal on budget execution: http://www.transparency.gov.tl/english.html
2015 Quarterly Fiscal Bull.: Gov't Finance Stats Jan-Mar 2015, Apr-Jun 2015, Jul-Sep 2015, Sep-Dec 2015
Chart of Accounts Jan-Mar 2015, Apr-Jun 2015, Jul-Sep 2015, Sep-Dec 2015 2014 Quarterly Fiscal Bulletin: Gov't Finance Stats Jan-Mar 2014, Apr-Jun 2014, Jul-Sep 2014, Oct-Dec 2014
Chart of Accounts Jan-Mar 2014, Apr-Jun 2014, Jul-Sep 2014, Oct-Dec 2014 2013 Quarterly Fiscal Bulletin: Gov't Finance Stats Jul-Sep 2013, Oct-Dec 2013
Chart of Accounts Jul-Sep 2013, Oct-Dec 2013 Budget Execution reports 2017: Jan-Mar, Jan-Jun, Jan-Sep 2016: Jan-Mar, Jan-Jun, Jan-Sep 2015: Jan-15 Feb, Jan-Mar, Jan-Jun, Jan-Sep 2014: Jan-Mar, Jan-Jun, Jan-Sep 2013: Jan-Mar (Eng. summary), Jan-Jun (Eng. summary), Jan-Sep 2012: Jan-Mar, Jan-Jun, Jan-Sep, Appeals Court on General State Accts (Port.) Prior years (quarterly reports on budget web pages) 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
Court of Appeals Opinions on General State Accounts (Portuguese): 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (also English), 2010 (also English) 2011 General State Accounts (with commentary and documents) Report on donor spending Jan-Jun 2010. Handover reports available for 2012 for each donor.
Reports about procurement Relevant topics on La'o Hamutuk website ( http://www.laohamutuk.org ) 2018 Early elections Trainings and presentations by La'o Hamutuk Petroleum Fund (with links to BCTL and MoF reports) and revision of the Petroleum Fund Law Special Economic Zone in Oecusse Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Overdue petroleum taxes and Bobby Boye's alleged fraud National Strategic Development Plan Borrowing from foreign lenders Public-Private partnership for Tibar port Public-Private partnership for Dili Airport 2016 Donors Conference (Development Partners Meeting), also 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 Heavy oil national electricity project Maritime boundaries Production Sharing Contracts for oil and gas exploration, and the Kitan project Sunrise LNG, also LH book Sunrise LNG in Timor-Leste: Dreams, Realities and Challenges (2008) Tasi Mane petroleum infrastructure project and Suai Supply Base TimorGAP National Oil Company Environment Land Rights
 Documents from Timor-Leste's Government
Demographics and Health Survey 2016 (DHS) Key findings (April 2018); also Preliminary Key Indicators (Oct 2017)
Older DHS 2009-2010. Wealth quintiles in each district Labour Market Outlook Timor-Leste (February 2018) Poverty in Timor-Leste 2014 (report based on Living Standards Survey, released September 2016), also presentation (Tetum), poster, press release (also Tetum and Portuguese). Timor-Leste National Accounts 2000-2016 (released December 2017)
Older reports: 2010-2015, 2000-2014, 2000-2013, 2000-2012, 2000-2011 and 2004-2010 (and methodology) Labor Force Survey 2013 (April 2015). Also LFS 2010 Each Municipality (District) in Numbers 2013 (April 2015) Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro, Covalima, Dili, Ermera, Lautem, Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi, Oecussi, Viqueque Program of Sixth Constitutional Government for 2015-2017 (March 2015)
100 Days report of Sixth Constitutional Government (June 2015) Organic Law of Sixth Constitutional Government (March 2015) Public Expenditure Review on Infrastructure (jointly with World Bank, March 2015). Also press release, slides. Millennium Development Goals Report 2014 (Sep 2014) Situation Analysis of Children in Timor-Leste (released Sep 2014), also Executive Summary Business Activities Survey 2016 (released January 2018)
Older reports: 2015 (also tables), 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (also Tetum), and 2010 (also Tetum) Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2011 (released June 2013) Series 2 Consumer Price Index, including 2013 reports and change in methodology (May 2013) http://dne.mof.gov.tl/cpi/index.htm Yellow Road (budget) workshop presentations and documents (May 2013) National Strategic Development Plan (July 2011) and Five-Year Plan of Fifth Constitutional Government (Aug. 2012) Ministry of Finance Strategic Plan (also Tetum) (June 2012) Ministry of Finance Annual Report 2016, 2012 DGS (Directorate-General for Statistics) External Trade Statistics: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and April 2012, May 2012, June 2012 DGS Quarterly Statistical Indicators: 4q2017, 3q2017, 2q2017, 1q2017, 4q2016, 3q2016, 2q2016, 1q2016, 3q2015, 2q2015, 1q2015, 4q2014, 3q2014, 2q2014, 1q2014, 4q2013, 3q2013, 2q2013, 1q2013, 4q2012, 2q2012 DGS Timor-Leste in Figures 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 DGS Inflation: Consumer Price Index (2013: January, February, March, April)
(Dili Dec 2011, March 2012, October 2012, December 2012)
(national 4Q 2011, 1Q2012, 2Q2012, 3Q2012, 4Q2012) Ministry of Finance Quarterly inflation review: 4q2017, 3q2017, 2q2017, 1q2017 (Tet), 4q2016, 3q2016, 2q2016, 1q2016, 3q2015, 2q2015, 1q2015 Inflation in Timor-Leste (also Tetum) (Paper by Ministry of Finance, February 2012, since withdrawn) TL Living Standards Survey statistical abstract (2007)
Data and reports from the 2015 Census Preliminary population and housing results (Oct. 2015) Wall poster with summary data by sub-districts (Nov. 2016) DGE Presentation at launch of results (Nov. 2016) Spreadsheets with zipped data from Census books (Nov. 2016) Volume 2 (population, age, sex, nationality, language, marriage, etc.) Volume 3 (education, occupation, fertility, disability, mortality, etc.) Volume 4 (age, school, housing and agriculture in detail)
Births and Deaths Statistics Report 2014-2015 (May 2017) Thematic monograph on Education (English, Mar 2018) Other publications from the 2015 Census are on the DGS website, including suco-level reports
Thematic reports from 2010 Census of TL | Vol. | Topic | Tetum | English | . | Summary | 2MB | 2MB | . | Wall Chart | 3MB | 4MB | 2 | Population Distribution by Admin. Areas | 3MB | 5MB | 3 | Social & Economic Characteristics | 3MB | 3MB | 4 | Suco Report | 3MB | 4MB | 5 | Report on Fertility and Nuptiality | | 33MB | 6 | Report on Mortality | | 1MB | 7 | Report on Migration and Urbanization | | 4MB | 8 | Population Projections | | 39MB | 9 | Report on Education | | 2MB | 10 | Report on Disability | | 3MB | 11 | Report on Agriculture (not published) | | | 12 | Report on Labour Force | | 17MB | 13 | Report on Housing Characteristics and Amenities | | 2MB | 14 | Report on Gender Dimensions | | 5MB | 15 | Census Atlas | | 26MB | 16 | Report on Youth | | 15MB |
Data and reports from the 2010 Census Analysis and commentary on Timor-Leste Many items on La'o Hamutuk's blog ADB Country Partnership Strategy 2016-2020 and Fact Sheet on Timor-Leste (April 2016) Growing the Non-Oil Economy: A Private Sector Assessment for Timor-Leste (Asian Development Bank, July 2015) Public Expenditure Review on Infrastructure (joint Ministry of Finance/World Bank, March 2015). Also press release, slides. Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment for TL (May 2014)
Older PEFAs from 2010 and 2007 ADB Dili Bulletin Oct. 2012, July 2012
For ADB information on Timor-Leste, see http://www.adb.org/countries/timor-leste/main Global Integrity Report on Timor-Leste (August 2014). For original see https://www.globalintegrity.org/global/the-global-integrity-report-2013/timor-leste/ Human Rights report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty (June 2012) IMF press release on 2017 Article IV mission (Oct 2017) and IMF Article IV report (2017) (Dec. 2017).
IMF press release on staff visit (Nov 2016)
IMF Article IV report (2016) (June 2016)
IMF press release on 2016 Article IV mission and presentation prior to their departure (February 2016)
IMF press release on 2014 Article IV mission (June 2014) and Executive Board Press Release (Oct. 2014). The report itself was not released.
IMF Article IV report (2013) (Dec. 2013)
Press release on IMF Article IV mission in June 2013, Executive Board Report (Nov. 2013)
IMF Article IV report (2011, text) (Feb. 2012; there was no 2012 consultation) (includes Debt Sustainability Analysis). Also 2010 report, text
IMF Standards and Codes Report (ROSC) and Public Financial Management (PFM) Performance Report (2010)
For IMF information on Timor-Leste, see http://www.imf.org/external/country/TLS/index.htm Open Budget Index 2015 report and LH blog explaining it (also Tetum, English PDF, Tetum PDF)
http://internationalbudget.org/opening-budgets/open-budget-initiative/open-budget-survey/publications-2/full-report/
Open Budget Index 2012 report (also Portuguese) and LH blog explaining it.
http://internationalbudget.org/what-we-do/open-budget-survey/
Open Budget Index 2010 report and Questionnaire Timor-Leste Country Profile from Transparency International (Feb. 2015) UNDP National Human Development Report for TL (also Tetum) (Report "Managing Natural Resources for Human Development: Developing the non-oil economy to achieve the MDGs, (2011, since withdrawn) http://www.tl.undp.org/
Previous UNDP national HDRs: The Path out of Poverty: Integrated rural development (2006), Ukun Rasik A'an: The way ahead (2002)
For UNDP information on Timor-Leste, see http://www.tl.undp.org/timor_leste/en/home.html UNESCO scorecard on education indicators in Timor-Leste (Dec. 2015) US Millennium Challenge Corporation 2018 scorecard (Nov. 2017). LH's MCC webpage has previous scorecards, historic information and analysis.
http://www.mcc.gov/pages/countries/program/timor-leste-threshold-program World Bank 2013-2017 Country Partnership Strategy for Timor-Leste, Feb, 2013
For World Bank information on Timor-Leste, see http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/timor-leste World Bank Timor-Leste Economic Report, March 2018
 International reports with statistical economic data
World Bank Riding the Wave: An East Asian Miracle for the 21st Century (Dec. 2017) IMF World Economic Outlook Oct.2015 (statistics)
Also Apr.2015 (stats), also Apr.2013 (stats), also Oct. 2012 (stats), Sept 2011 (statistics), April 2011 (stats) and Jan 2012 update
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=29 TL data from Asian Development Bank "Key Indicators 2015" (Oct.2015)  Transparency International Corruptions Perceptions Index 2016 (statistics),
also 2015 (statistics), 2014 (statistics), 2013 (statistics and blog), 2012 (statistics and blog), 2011 (statistics)
http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi
UNDP Global Human Development Report 2015 (also statistics, TL Profile and TL note and LH blog)
UNDP Global Human Development Report 2014 (also statistics, TL Profile and TL note)
UNDP Global Human Development Report 2013 (also statistics and TL specific)
UNDP Global Human Development Report 2011 (also statistics, PowerPoint and TL specific)
Also 2010 (stats and report). http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2013/ UNICEF Improving Child Nutrition, 2013 (TL pages) World Bank World Development Indicators 2015 (Apr. 2015) Also statistics in Excel (80 MB) and TL statistics
Older World Bank World Development Report 2013 (jobs), World Development Indicators global statistics (Apr. 2013) (Nov 2013 stats in Excel, 80MB) also TL stats 2000-2010
The most recent WB WDI are at http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators  World Bank/IFC Doing Business 2018 (also TL specific).
Also Doing Business 2017 (also TL specific), DB2016 (also TL specific), DB2015 (TL specific), 2014 (TL specific), 2013 (g7+ and TL specific), 2012 (TL specific). For current info see http://www.doingbusiness.org/reports
PriceWaterhouseCoopers/WB Paying Taxes 2017, also 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (dubious data). For current info see http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/paying-taxes/ World Bank statistics on immigration, Governance, GNI, health, Millennium Development Goals (Oct.2011) World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2014, also 2012-2013, 2011 TL. The 2015-2016 report does not include data on TL.
Regional reports with TL statistics Asian Development Bank Asian Development Outlook Update (Sep 2017)
ADB "Asian Development Outlook 2017" Also TL pages (April 2017)
Also ADB ADO 2016, press release and TL pages (March 2016)
Also ADB ADO 2015 and TL pages (March 2015)
Also ADB ADO 2014 Update and Key Indicators (Sep 2014)
TL pages in ADO 2014 Full report, highlights and statistical appendix (April 2014), ADB Asian Development Outlook 2013 ADB Pacific Economic Monitor (Jul 2017), also Dec 2016, Dec 2015, Dec 2014, July 2014, Mar 2013, Dec 2012, July 2012, Dec 2011, July 2011, Feb.2011 ADB Asia Economic Monitor (Dec.2011) http://beta.adb.org/publications/series/pacific-economic-monitor World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update April 2018 (Timor-Leste pages only)
also Oct 2017 (TL pages), Apr 2017 (TL pages, press release), Apr 2016 (TL pages), Oct 2015 (TL pages), April 2015 (TL pages), April 2014 (TL pages), Apr. 2013, Oct. 2012, May 2012 (stats), Nov. 2011 (appendix), March 2011 http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/eap-economic-update UN ESCAP 2013 Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific ANZ Pacific Quarterly (Nov.2011) and Pacific Monthly July 2011 Sep.2011 Oct.2011 http://www.anz.com/corporate/research/international-economics/pacific-research/
 Information about oil and gas in Timor-Leste
Petroleum Fund on La’o Hamutuk's website (http://www.laohamutuk.org/Oil/PetFund/05PFIndex.htm)
Quarterly and monthly PF reports from the Central Bank http://www.bancocentral.tl/PF/Reports.asp
Annual PF reports from the Ministry of Finance: 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 Annual reports from the now-defunct Timor Sea Designated Authority (TSDA): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Revenue reports from National Petroleum and Minerals Authority (ANPM): http://www.anp-tl.org/webs/anptlweb.nsf/vwLafaekFTPListl
Annual reports from ANPM: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 (also Tetum), 2009, 2008
Quarterly 2011 (Tetum): Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec Annual EITI reports: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (also Tetum) and 2008 (also Tetum) (http://www.laohamutuk.org/Oil/EITI/10EITIindex.htm) Annual reports from TimorGAP national oil company: 2016 (also financial), 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011-2012 TimorGAP financial statements published in the Jornal da Republica (Portuguese): 2011-2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.  Production Sharing Contracts, also Kitan or Sunrise (also Tetum)
Quarterly reports from Santos: 4Q2013, 3Q2013, 2Q2013, 1Q2013, 4Q2012, 3Q2012, 2Q2012, 1Q2012, 4Q2011, 3Q2011, 2Q2011, 1Q2011 about Bayu-Undan production and sales (listed as "Bonaparte") http://www.santos.com/share-price-performance/company-reporting.aspx Revenues from Laminaria-Corallina that Woodside helped Australia steal from Timor-Leste LH web pages on Petroleum Fund, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Overdue petroleum taxes, Maritime boundaries, Production Sharing Contracts, Kitan project, Sunrise LNG, Tasi Mane project, Suai Supply Base, TimorGAP National Oil Company
Information on the global oil industry (English) US Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (January 2017) (earlier AEO 2016, AEO 2015. AEO 2014 and 2013)
Also International Energy Outlook (May 2016), IEO 2014, IEO 2013, IEO 2011 and IEO 2010, http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/index.cfm Other resources  Other websites (require internet connection)
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