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In March 2010, when President Mohamed Nasheed ratified the Tax Administration Bill, it paved the way for the establishment of the first independent tax administration authority; the Maldives Inland Revenue...
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Whenever there is news about the Maldives being the lucky recipient of a grant to finance yet another grand infrastructure project, with promises to improve the standard of living for...
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The provision of public goods has been the main role of any government in all societies. Education, health, public transport, law enforcement, judicial services, public safety and other public infrastructure...
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Governance is a broad concept covering all aspects of how institutions and organisations are governed for the common good of their stakeholders. It is also how leaders exercise power or...
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The public sector is a significant part of any economy. Consequently, it is not surprising that the government is the biggest service provider in most countries, with clients and transactions...
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Over the last few decades, the Maldives has drastically expanded adoption to digital technology. The number of internet users increased by 2.7 percent between 2019 and 2020, while internet penetration...
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The Maldivian parliament approved a budget over MVR34 billion for 2021, despite the forecasted decline in revenue since 2020, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-COVID, in 2019, the government...
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On 9 June 2021, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) forwarded a case alleging corruption against the Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Ahmed Mahloof for prosecution to the Prosecutor General's...
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On 10 June, Minister of Health Ahmed Naseem announced that an agreement has been signed with the State Trading Organization (STO) to procure 96 ambulances for use in the atolls. On...
