East Timor has received $8.8bn in aid and assistance, including peacekeeping, since 1999, but less than 10 per cent of that has made its way into the East Timorese economy.
(...) The research group says money destined for East Timor goes through many channels, such as trust funds, budgetary support for the government, UN missions, foreign military forces and donor managed projects inside and outside government agencies, all of which provide differing figures from that given by the government. In addition, it says, at least 20 per cent of promised donations are never actually delivered.