MALDIVES’ ECONOMY RECORDS STRONG RECOVERY
Maldives’ economy, buoyed by a strong rebound in tourism, is projected to grow at 7.6 per cent in 2022 and fully recover to pre-pandemic levels by 2023, but the country’s…
SOUTH ASIA FORUM ENDORSES INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SDGs
The COVID-19 outbreak inflicted a devastating blow to the sustainable development aspirations of South Asia at a time when the subregion urgently needed an accelerated implementation pathway for achieving by…
NATIONAL DAY – MALDIVES
Republic Day is a public holiday in the Maldives and celebrates the islands changing from a monarchy to a republic on 11th November 1968. Independence came to the Maldives in…
SCHOOL CLOSURES LEADING TO WIDENING INEQUITIES IN SOUTH ASIA
School closures have led to alarming inequities in learning opportunities for children in South Asia, despite significant efforts by governments and partners to expand remote learning, according to UNICEF research conducted in India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. School closures in South Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of 434…
NEW 5-YEAR PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY FOR MALDIVES
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has endorsed a new 5-year Country Partnership Strategy for Maldives covering 2020–2024. A roadmap for ADB operations in Maldives, the CPS will support the country…
MALDIVES RE-JOINS AS MEMBER OF COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION
The Maldives Commonwealth Games Association has been re-admitted as a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), paving the way for the South Asian island nation to compete at future…
GREEN ENERGY BOOST FOR THE MALDIVES
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $73.39 million concessional loan and grant to the Government of Maldives to develop a waste treatment facility using waste-to-energy (WTE) technology and…