Governance

Audits please

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All state organisations, just like private companies, are required to prepare annual financial statements, and get them audited by an external auditor. The external auditors are required to examine, inspect...

The political real estate shuffle

5 min read
It is a foregone conclusion that Maldivian democracy is not only a fledgling in terms of how young it is, but the administration of Maldives in action is also a...

The India-Maldives dynamic

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India and Maldives have been for generations nigh inseparable. Yet today, the people of the Maldives seem to be of the opinion that this relationship is entirely one sided. As...

The Ameer Doctrine

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Minister of Finance Ibrahim Ameer inherited a public finance machinery, based on consistent fiscal deficits year-on-year, despite past finance ministers having been technocrats like him. President Solih was sworn-in on...

The Malé City disconnect

4 min read
Discussing Malé City feels almost like an enigmatic tennis match. On one hand, the severity of the congestion is undeniable, with traffic a constant conundrum and the detrimental disparity of...

Did we learn from COVID-19?

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Right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, and the Maldives, the nation registered a nominal GDP of USD5.6 billion by the end of 2019, and attracted a record 1.7...

Democracy hijacked: JSC edition

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The Maldives is a comparably young democracy. A lot of trial and error is to be expected when developing a system of governance that is truly inclusive, fair, and balanced,...