Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development

The people of the Maldives have made substantial progress over the past two decades, as reflected in rising incomes and improving social indicators. This report provides an update on this progress, with an integrative analysis of the Maldivian econ...

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Format: Policy Note
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5525212/maldives-country-economic-update-sustaining-robust-development-maldives-country-economic-update-sustaining-robust-development
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spelling okr-10986-145162021-04-23T14:03:18Z Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development World Bank BANKS BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIRTH RATE CHILD MORTALITY COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITIES CROWDING CROWDING OUT DEATH RATE DEBT DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SERVICES EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXOGENOUS SHOCKS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FISH FISHERIES FISHING GLOBAL WARMING GOVERNMENT SECURITIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORTS INCOME INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTEREST RATES ISOLATION LABOR FORCE LAND MARKETS LAND RECLAMATION LAWS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFTING MALNUTRITION MARGINAL COST MEDICAL CARE MORTALITY NATURAL RESOURCES NUTRITION PARTNERSHIP POLICY FRAMEWORK POPULATION GROWTH POTENTIAL EFFECTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LINE PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING SAFETY SAFETY NETS SERVICE PROVISION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL SERVICES TAXATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION UNCERTAINTY UNEMPLOYMENT WEIGHT WORKERS The people of the Maldives have made substantial progress over the past two decades, as reflected in rising incomes and improving social indicators. This report provides an update on this progress, with an integrative analysis of the Maldivian economy, including recent economic developments, macroeconomic policies, and prospects for growth and poverty reduction. In seeking to become an upper middle income country, the Government of Maldives (GoM) will need to address several key development issues while managing the associated fiscal impacts, which is a core theme of the report. These issues include mitigating vulnerability, fostering private sector led growth, strengthening land management and housing finance, developing focus islands to lower the marginal cost of service provision, and improving fiscal systems. 2013-07-23T23:38:17Z 2013-07-23T23:38:17Z 2004-12-15 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5525212/maldives-country-economic-update-sustaining-robust-development-maldives-country-economic-update-sustaining-robust-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14516 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work South Asia Maldives
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topic BANKS
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIRTH RATE
CHILD MORTALITY
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMUNITIES
CROWDING
CROWDING OUT
DEATH RATE
DEBT
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
GLOBAL WARMING
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTS
INCOME
INFANT MORTALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTEREST RATES
ISOLATION
LABOR FORCE
LAND MARKETS
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFTING
MALNUTRITION
MARGINAL COST
MEDICAL CARE
MORTALITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUTRITION
PARTNERSHIP
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POPULATION GROWTH
POTENTIAL EFFECTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY LINE
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES
TAXATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION
UNCERTAINTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
WEIGHT
WORKERS
spellingShingle BANKS
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
BIRTH RATE
CHILD MORTALITY
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMUNITIES
CROWDING
CROWDING OUT
DEATH RATE
DEBT
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION SERVICES
EMPLOYMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXOGENOUS SHOCKS
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISH
FISHERIES
FISHING
GLOBAL WARMING
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTS
INCOME
INFANT MORTALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTEREST RATES
ISOLATION
LABOR FORCE
LAND MARKETS
LAND RECLAMATION
LAWS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIFTING
MALNUTRITION
MARGINAL COST
MEDICAL CARE
MORTALITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NUTRITION
PARTNERSHIP
POLICY FRAMEWORK
POPULATION GROWTH
POTENTIAL EFFECTS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY LINE
PRIVATE CONSUMPTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
SAFETY
SAFETY NETS
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL SERVICES
TAXATION
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORTATION
UNCERTAINTY
UNEMPLOYMENT
WEIGHT
WORKERS
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Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development
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Maldives
description The people of the Maldives have made substantial progress over the past two decades, as reflected in rising incomes and improving social indicators. This report provides an update on this progress, with an integrative analysis of the Maldivian economy, including recent economic developments, macroeconomic policies, and prospects for growth and poverty reduction. In seeking to become an upper middle income country, the Government of Maldives (GoM) will need to address several key development issues while managing the associated fiscal impacts, which is a core theme of the report. These issues include mitigating vulnerability, fostering private sector led growth, strengthening land management and housing finance, developing focus islands to lower the marginal cost of service provision, and improving fiscal systems.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development
title_short Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development
title_full Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development
title_fullStr Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development
title_full_unstemmed Maldives - Country Economic Update : Sustaining Robust Development
title_sort maldives - country economic update : sustaining robust development
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5525212/maldives-country-economic-update-sustaining-robust-development-maldives-country-economic-update-sustaining-robust-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14516
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