Background to Manmohan Singh’s Rise as India’s Economic Icon
A series of economic events over decades and Singh’s own conviction about liberalisation combined to free the deeply statist Indian...
Fitch Downgrades Maldives’ Rating From B- to CCC+ Citing Worsening External Financing
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Maldives’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘. An IDR is an...
Government Ready to Implement Fiscal Reform Programme; SOEs First in Line: Minister Shafeeq
The administration is ready to take the necessary measures to manage the nation’s debt; starting with reforms to state-owned enterprises...
IMF Cautions Maldives on Slowdown After Positive Post-Pandemic Growth, Urges Implementation of Proposed Fiscal Reforms
The Maldives’ post pandemic growth has been strong, but recently normalised, with growth in 2024 projected at 5.2 percent even...
World Bank Ready to Provide Assistance to Maldives: World Bank Regional VP
The World Bank is ready to provide technical assistance and cooperation to Maldives, the international financial institution has confirmed. The...