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FY 2024 Maldives Country Opinion Survey Report

2025

The Country Opinion Survey in Maldives assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Maldives perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector,...

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Study on Women's Employment, Safety, and Mobility in the Maldives

2025

The Maldivian economy relies heavily on tourism and fisheries; the labor gap persists. This study seeks to understand these dynamics and propose concrete solutions to foster gender-equitable value chains in both sectors, increase women's economic participation, and promote equitable growth. The...

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Maldives : Decision Support for Coral Reef and Climate Resilience Using Bayesian Networks

2025

The coral reef ecosystems of the Maldives are critical to the nation's ecological integrity, economic development, and climate resilience. As a small island state, the Maldives is heavily dependent on healthy reefs to support tourism, fishing, and coastal protection. However, these ecosystems...

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Maldives Development Update, October 2025

2025

The Maldivian economy faces persistent fiscal and external vulnerabilities despite temporary improvements in fiscal and reserve positions. In early 2025, economic growth moderated due to a slower growth in the tourism sector, while inflation increased significantly, driven by elevated food and...

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Making Dispute Resolution More Effective – Simplified Peer Review, Maldives (Stage 1) : Inclusive Framework on BEPS: Action 14

2025

Under BEPS Action 14, OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework members committed to implementing a minimum standard to strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP), which helps resolve disputes over tax treaty interpretations. The MAP is included in Article 25 of the...

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Maldives Development Update, April 2025

2025

In 2024, economic growth remained robust with an estimated real GDP growth of 5.5%, primarily driven by a strong performance in tourism, which saw a 7.1% growth in the first three quarters. Tourist arrivals increased by 8.9% to a record 2.05 million. However, headline inflation surged in the...

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Maldives : 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives

2024

Despite headwinds from the war in Ukraine, the Maldives' economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has shown resilience. The cyclical rebound and still favorable economic outlook provide an opportunity for the Maldives to address its large fiscal and external vulnerabilities. This calls for...

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Maldives : Report on Financial Soundness Indicators Technical Assistance

Kutlukaya, Mahmut - 2024

The mission assisted the staff of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to compile financial soundness indicators (FSIs) in line with the IMF's 2019 FSIs Compilation Guide, improve the data frequency of FSIs for deposit takers to monthly, and prepare new FSIs for insurance corporations

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Maldives : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Macroprudential Policy

2024

This Technical Note on Maldives discusses macroprudential policy. The creation of a macroprudential committee with a clear mandate and decision-making powers is recommended. This committee would rely on a well-resourced financial stability unit, acting as a secretariat and providing data-driven...

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Maldives : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Financial Safety Net and Crisis Management Arrangements

2024

This paper highlights technical note on financial safety net and crisis management arrangements in Maldives. Maldives legislation includes important elements of a financial safety net and crisis management framework but there are areas for streamlining and improvement. The Maldives Banking Act...

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Maldives : Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Bank Stress Testing and Climate Risk Analysis

2024

This paper presents a technical note on bank stress testing and climate risks analysis in Maldives. Although the Maldives' economy has rebounded strongly from the pandemic-induced contraction, macro and financial vulnerabilities remain. The stress test results broadly corroborated the identified...

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Maldives Human Capital Review : Unleashing People's Full Potential

2024

This report is undertaken as a part of the Human Capital Project (HCP), a globalinitiative of the World Bank Group that aims to increase governments' awarenessof the importance of investing in people (World Bank date of publication not identifiedb). One of the maincomponents of the HCP is a...

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The challenges in Muizzu's Maldives : a stocktaking

Shivamurthy, Aditya Gowdara - 2024

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The impact of the disability allowance on financial well-being in the Maldives : quasi-experimental study

Banks, Lena Morgon; Hameed, Shaffa; Usman, Sofoora Kawsar; … - 2024

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The legal framework on sustainable tourism : a comparative analysis between Mauritius, Maldives and Seychelles

Ambareen, Beebeejaun; Hurree, Ishika - 2024

The world is witnessing a rise in the number of international tourists travelling which is mainly caused by the fall in travelling costs and higher living standards. However, this has caused numerous negative impacts on the economy, the environment and the society. In the context of Mauritius,...

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Implementing the Maldives monetary authority innovation hub and sandbox environment

Clarke, Gordon; Teo, Lincoln - 2024

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Maldives : Mainstreaming Climate Change into Public Financial and Investment Management Green PFM and Climate PIMA

Aydin, Ozlem - 2024

An IMF Team assessed the green public financial management (PFM) practices, drawing on the IMF's Green PFM framework, and conducted a Climate Module of the Public Investment Management Assessment (C-PIMA) in the Maldives. It identified strengths related to the recent public investment management...

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Urbanization and loss of medicinal plant knowledge : a challenge to preserving traditional medicine in the Fuvahmulah City of Maldives

Azdha, Aishath - 2024

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Trade Policy Review: Maldives 2024

2024

The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of the Maldives takes place on 23 and 25 October 2024. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Maldives.

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Maldives Development Update, May 2024 : Scaling Back and Rebuilding Buffers

2024

The Maldives experienced a slowdown in economic growth in 2023, despite an increase in tourist arrivals. The GDP growth rate was 4.0 percent, well below the pre-pandemic trend. The increase in tourist arrivals did not lead to higher GDP growth due to a decline in spending per tourist. Inflation...

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The effect of tourism taxation on international arrivals to a small tourism-dependent economy

Adedoyin, Festus Fatai; Neelu Seetaram; Disegna, Marta; … - 2023

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Identifying the Balance between Financial Rewards and Non-Financial Rewards to Retain Talent Mediated by Motivation in Maldives Electricity Industry

Mohamed, Aishath Faseeha; Khatibi, Ali; Azam, S. M. Ferdous - 2023

This study investigates the variables affecting the Maldives electricity industry's ability to retain talent. The issues raised in this article include the gap between motivation and rewards caused by the dearth of available literature. This study is focused in the cities of Maldives Electricity...

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Symposium on Decoding Maldives’ Foreign Investment and Arbitration Law Regime

Ahmed, Asna; Imran, Mohd - 2023

Foreign investment is the backbone of Maldives economy. However, the proliferation of investment arbitration against the Maldives may deeply hamper its investment regime. Since Maldives Foreign Investment Law does not refers to any preferred mode of dispute settlement, every investment agreement...

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Maldives : Financial System Stability Assessment; and Press Release

2023

This paper presents financial system stability assessment (FSSA) report for Maldives. Maldives is a tourism dependent economy with a small financial sector dominated by state-owned banks. Systemic risks stem largely from a growing sovereign-bank nexus, high dollarization, and a shortage of...

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Maldives : 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives

2023

The 2022 Article IV Consultation discusses that Maldives' economic activity rebounded strongly from the pandemic-induced contraction, supported by the authorities' decisive policy measures. Fiscal and external vulnerabilities remain elevated due to rising subsidies, high capital spending, and an...

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Maldives : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives

2023

The 2021 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Maldives is recovering after the historical 2020 fall in tourism, aided by a rapid coronavirus disease 2019-vaccination program rollout. While the prompt and comprehensive policy approach in early 2020 was effective, a more prolonged pandemic...

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Maldives : Technical Assistance Report-Financial Soundness Indicators Mission

2023

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Exploring the determinants of destination satisfaction : a multidimensional approach

Iqbal, Ubais Parayil; Hamza, V. K.; Nooney, Lenin Kumar; … - 2023

Tourism, as one of the major contributors to the world GDP, offers a wide range of economic and non-economic benefits to global society. The exchange of culture and values through travel and tourism improves harmony among people, which is essential for global peace. Consequently, governments...

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Are cash transfers enough to reduce poverty and inequalities for people with disabilities? : a qualitative study on factors affecting the impact of the disability allowance in the Maldives

Hameed, Shaffa; Kuper, Hannah; Usman, Sofoora Kawsar; … - 2025

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Halal tourism on an island destination : Muslim travellers' experiences in the local islands of the Maldives

Khairul Akmaliah Adham; Nadiah Mahmad Nasir; Sinaau, Aishath - 2025

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Chapter 8. An Alignment Between Strategic Policies and Recruitment and Selection Practice in Maldives Civil Service Organization

Fathmath, Muna; Albattat, Ahmad - 2025

Human resource management (HRM) practices are deemed a remarkable strategical human resource practice that relatively brings changes to organizational growth and affects organizational performance (OP). It all depends on selecting people with essential skills, expertise, and qualifications to...

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Maldives : technical assistance report : revising the fiscal responsibility act

2022

The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) came into effect in 2013 to reduce rising public debt and achieve fiscal stability. Maldives has experienced rapid public debt accumulation over the past decade. The FRA establishes objectives for maintaining debt at a sustainable level and reducing the...

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Understanding the "India Out" campaign in Maldives

Shivamurthy, Aditya Gowdara - 2022

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Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes: Maldives 2022 (Second Round, Phase 1) : Peer Review Report on the Exchange of Information on Request

2022

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Process evaluation of the Disability Allowance programme in the Maldives

Hameed, Shaffa; Walsham, Matthew; Banks, Lena Morgon; … - 2022

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Enhancing resilience to climate change in the Maldives

Melina, Giovanni; Santoro, Marika - 2021

The increased likelihood of adverse climate-change-related shocks calls for building resilient infrastructure in the Maldives. Fulfilling these infrastructure needs requires a comprehensive analysis of investment plans, including with respect to their degree of climate resilience, their impact...

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Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change in the Maldives

Melina, Giovanni; Santoro, Marika - 2022

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INDIA'S FOREIGN TRADE PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN MALDIVES

Kumar, Sathish - 2022

The study seeks to establish a trade relationship between agricultural products in the Maldives. India hasbecome a significant player globally, especially for rice, cotton, sugar, and buffalo meat. Notwithstanding theseitems, India has likewise become a sizeable exporter of soybean supper, guar...

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Maldives : Technical Assistance Report-Modernizing the Goods and Services Tax

2022

This report reviews the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in the Maldives and identifies policy and legal reform options to support its modernization, as well as enhancing efficiency, equity, and revenue mobilization. Despite five existing amendments to the Goods and Services Tax Act (GSTA)...

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A multidimensional vulnerability index for the Maldives in times of COVID-19

2022

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Maldives Development Update : Navigating Choppy Seas

2022

Driven by a rebound in tourism, Maldives' economy recovered sharply in 2021, and poverty is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2023. In 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 hit international travel and tourism severely and, thus, caused a 33.5 percent contraction in Maldives' GDP....

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Maldives Public Expenditure Review : Restoring fiscal health

2022

How the government of Maldives chooses to spend state revenues has consequences for the country's future Decisions on what, where, how, and how much governments spend on have a significant impact on a country's growth and development. Allocating resources efficiently and effectively across...

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Chapter 10 COVID-19 Response: A Policy Perspective from the Maldives

Mohamed, Naushad - 2024

Abstract The complexity and ambiguity of COVID-19 presented itself as a ‘wicked problem’ ( ) for tourism policymakers with no definitive solution to stop the virus or restart tourism across the globe. The reliance on expert advice proposed by international organisations (such as World Health...

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Exploring luxury hospitality customer experience of Maldives tourists amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Kaushal, Vaishali; Yadav, Rajan - 2024

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Heterogeneous social capital influencing entrepreneurial intention among female business students in the Maldives

Hassan, Shahid; Wai Chuen Poon; Ibiwani Alisa Hussain - 2024

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Growth Potential of Tourism Taxation in Maldives

Najeeb, Fazeel; Tosun, Mehmet Serkan - 2021

In this paper, we examine the tourism sector in Maldives, focusing on tax revenue generation and long-run growth potential. We present a sectoral outlook for tourism and use time-series econometric techniques to estimate long-run tax base elasticities. We focus specifically on international...

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Self-Sufficiency in Food : Prospects on the Island of Fuwahmulah, Maldives

Najeeb, Fazeel; Hassan, Rifaath - 2021

This article presents the findings of a study aimed at assessing prospects for self-sufficiency in food on the island of Fuwahmulah, Maldives. A mixed research methodology combining a survey on a representative sample and key informant interviews was used to elicit responses from households and...

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The Maldives Stock Exchange : Growing or Stunted?

Najeeb, Fazeel - 2021

Trading of Maldivian stocks has been open to the market for nearly two decades. But trading has been few and far between, and therefore liquidity of the market is extremely thin. This article analyses the operation of the Maldives Stock Exchange and suggests that more may need to be done at all...

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Emerging stronger : policy directions for COVID-19 and beyond for public schools in the Maldives

Nishan, Fathmath; Mohamed, Ahmed - 2021

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore educational policy directions in the Maldives to continue learning in public schools during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and identify policy changes that could improve the preparedness of the schools for future pandemics....

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On the crossroad of reception and rejection : the case of migrant workers in the local community of the Maldives

Shafina, Aishath - 2021

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FY 2021 Maldives Country Opinion Survey Report

2021

The Country Opinion Survey in Maldives assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Maldives perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the...

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