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The World Bank In Maldives

For much of the last three decades, Maldives has been a development success story. Marine resources play a vital role, with tourism and fishing the main drivers of growth. Now, however, a fiscal deficit threatens to derail the government’s development agenda.

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Improving Waste Management

This project will help Maldives manage its waste in a more efficient and environmentally friendly manner.

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Maldives Womens' Award

Female labor force participation has slightly improved in the past few years in Maldives, but it is still low compared to men.

Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)

Challenges and Opportunities

How can Maldives Realize its development potential?

Maldives At-A-Glance

For much of the last three decades, Maldives has been a development success story. The Maldives consists of 1,192 small tropical islands that cross strategic shipping routes, and it has a richly diverse marine environment. With more territorial sea than land, marine resources have played a vital role in shaping the contours of economic development, with nature-based tourism and fishing being th...

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Understanding Gender in Maldives

In Maldives, women face little discrimination in basic aspects of life such as primary education, health and survival – unlike in much of South Asia. This economic and social progress has yet to be fully inclusive, however, and gender inequality endures, despite constitutional guarantees to the contrary.

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