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Sometimes, what has been so deeply ingrained in our way of life gets overlooked when considering development and benchmarking, in terms of economic importance. In the case of the Maldives,...
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China is assiduously cultivating North Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen in an effort to fill a gap created by India’s inaction in regard to the suffering these fishermen undergo as a...
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As has been talked about for quite a while now, 2022 has been lauded as the golden year of tourism for the Maldives. With 50 years of hospitality successfully enjoyed,...
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On 29 November 2021 the Maldives’ retail economy was virtually brought to a standstill. The Bank of Maldives, while doing some routine upgrades — that the company had failed to...
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As of 29 November, the Maldives recorded a total of 1,153,013 tourist arrivals, achieving 75 percent of arrivals over pre-pandemic levels in 2019. The daily average arrivals in 2021 is...
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A facet of startup culture that isn’t getting much attention is that of digital entertainment. The gaming industry is booming, with technology becoming so much more advanced and accessible, an...
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The Maldivian hospitality industry is constantly on the cusp of innovation, be it in accommodation, services, or experience. The latest, and one of the most alluring, entrant to the market...
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In 1972, with the opening of the first resort, Kurumba Maldives, the industry took over navigation of the country’s economy. The industry came to a grounding halt in 2020, with...
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The Doing Business 2020 Report published by the World Bank compares 190 countries in terms of ease of doing business. After being assessed on various factors such as starting a...
