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  - Population 0.31 mln
  - Population growth 2%
  - Life expectancy 68 years
  - GDP $1.06 bln
  - - per capita $3,190
  - - growth rate 7%
  - FDI, net inflows $0.01 bln
  - Cellphone users 103%
  - Internet users 11%

A human rights crisis in the Maldives

A human rights crisis in the Maldives

amnesty.org –

To many, the Maldives are a paradise on earth attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. But a campaign of violent repression this year has shattered this idyllic image, exposing a human rights crisis that has gripped the country since President Mohamed Nasheed was ousted in February 2012. As this document shows, the police and military have frequently attacked peaceful demonstrators since then. The government of the Maldives has a responsibility under its Constitution to prevent more...

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Sonia Hossain on September 12, 2012

Maldives: Why the US and India Should Remain Calm

Maldives: Why the US and India Should Remain Calm

The recent coup in the Maldives has caused consternation in the United States and India, arousing fears that the Maldives is falling into the hands of Islamic extremists, that the country's political instability could somehow increase China's influence in the strategic sea lanes of the Indian Ocean, and that India now faces a new security threat to its southern flank. A careful consideration of these factors shows that these fears are unfounded. The tourist hamlet of the Maldives is unlikely to more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 5, 2012

Community Participation For Environment-friendly Tourism

Community Participation For Environment-friendly Tourism

This paper examines the ways to enhance local peace through environment-friendly tourism. It identifies linkages among environment, tourism and local peace, looks at the trend of the tourism sector's role in peace-building and explores potentials and challenges of its engagement in building local peace in Nepal. The paper also presents two examples of community participation in tourism. It argues that peace, environment and tourism are all vulnerable to local conditions. In addition to meeting more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 19, 2012

Maldives: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Maldives: Report on Observance of Standards and Codes - FATF Recommendations for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Added by Zunia.org on January 5, 2012

Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

Added by Zunia.org on January 5, 2012

Children’s Vulnerability to Climate Change and Disaster Impacts

Children’s Vulnerability to Climate Change and Disaster Impacts

This regional report Children’s Vulnerability to Climate Change and Disaster Impacts in East Asia and the Pacific summarizes key findings from the studies as well as brings together published evidence, along with the perspectives of children, on the potential impact of climate change on children over the course of this century. The regional report and country studies remind us of the connection between climate change and the other challenges confronting children. They also remind us that more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 21, 2011

The Least Developed Countries Report 2011

The Least Developed Countries Report 2011

The Least Developed Countries Report 2011 focuses in particular on the potential role of South–South cooperation in supporting inclusive and sustainable development in LDCs. It puts forward a policy framework for enhancing the development impact of South–South cooperation. And it proposes how to leverage South–South financial cooperation for development in the LDCs.

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Sonia Hossain on November 27, 2011

Maldives: 2010 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives

Maldives: 2010 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Maldives

Added by Zunia.org on September 27, 2011

Achieving Debt Sustainability and the MDGs in Small Island Developing States: The Case of the Maldives

Achieving Debt Sustainability and the MDGs in Small Island Developing States: The Case of the Maldives

content.undp.org –

This UNDP Discussion Paper explores the rapid increase in public debt in the Maldives over the last five years and assesses the possible development impact. It looks at the main drivers and possible policy solutions to the problem.

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Saswata A Majumder on January 31, 2011

Report on the global economic crisis' impact and potential policy responses in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives

Report on the global economic crisis' impact and potential policy responses in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives

unglobalpulse.org –

The Bangladesh economy has shown encouraging resilience in 2008/2009, with real GDP growing by 5.9%, only 0.3 percentage points below that of the previous year.These figures suggest that Bangladesh has barely been impacted by the crisis but deeper analysis finds some areas where the economy did not perform as well. We summarize our findings below: The two areas of the economy – remittance inflows and garment exports – which helped the economy weather the crisis with remarkable resilience are more...

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D C on December 30, 2010

Bangladesh sand to help keep the Maldives afloat

Bangladesh sand to help keep the Maldives afloat

business-standard.com –

After looking to buy land in other countries, Maldives is making a last-ditch effort to avoid its citizens becoming climate refugees. It is importing sand. In this endeavour to tackle the effects of global warming, none other than Bangladesh is playing Good Samaritan. Both countries are planning to sign a deal within four months to ship sand to the Maldives. The island nation faces a real threat of being inundated if the sea level rises by even one metre. “We have received a proposal from the more...

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D C on December 30, 2010

Maldives: First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and the 24-Month Arrangement Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility and Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criterion - Staff Report; Press Releas

Maldives: First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and the 24-Month Arrangement Under the Exogenous Shocks Facility and Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria and Modification of Performance Criterion - Staff Report; Press Releas

Added by Zunia.org on June 13, 2010

Extrabudgetary Funds

Extrabudgetary Funds

Added by Zunia.org on June 13, 2010

Revenue Administration: Functionally Organized Tax Administration

Revenue Administration: Functionally Organized Tax Administration

Added by Zunia.org on June 13, 2010

Comparing quantitative results from three different methods: do they tell the same story?

This OPM Briefing Note explores the experience from two studies in the Maldives and Jamaica. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods was used, linked by a ‘scorecard’ approach whereby a set of questions is the same in the focus groups and the quantitative interviews. Using the results from the two case studies we find that the methods used broadly match, increasing confidence in the results, but identified that one method cannot substitute the other. (OPM Briefing Note 2010-01; more...

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Adam Swallow on February 3, 2010

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