Dhiconomist

13/11/2021

Ever since our local islands opened up to tourists, local communities have prospered as tourism dollars seeped through our islands and into their narrow goalhis, transforming often remote and underdeveloped islands into coveted tourist paradises. Guesthouses and hotels of all proportions have popped...

25/10/2021

https://dhiconomist.com/how-to-save-male-city/

The constant hum of construction, the bad air quality and traffic, the dismal housing situation and everything in between makes for the perfect storm of undesirables that has resulted in producing possibly one of the least livable capital cities in the world. Male’ City is, indeed, a mess! Over de...

21/10/2021

https://dhiconomist.com/maldivian-tech-startups-whats-holding-us-back/

Lottie Files, a part Maldivian firm landing 9 million dollars in their Series A funding from M12, Microsoft’s venture fund was a watershed moment for the Maldivian tech and business community. And possibly a development that could in hindsight be a tipping point for something much larger. This was...

18/10/2021

https://dhiconomist.com/red-snappers-how-to-avoid-losing/

When Sunil Chhetri, India’s striker extraordinaire scored the third goal of the match between India and Maldives, hearts across Maldives sank as the realization that there is probably no going back started creeping in. The Red Snappers had been doing well. But our best wasn’t good enough yet aga...

11/10/2021

Interview: Pickup Prices, Who Gets to Decide?

Fixed pricing for pickup drivers have become a contentious issue of late. While prices in most industries are set by market forces, supply and demand; fixed rates for pickups and other forms of land transport have a series of consequences that are detrimental to both customers and drivers. Dhiconomist speaks to stakeholders about how this creates hurdles for all parties involved and how it even leads to increased congestion in Male’

https://dhiconomist.com/interview-pickup-prices-who-gets-to-decide/

07/10/2021

Pickup Service Prices: Who Gets to Decide?

Fixed pricing for pickup drivers have become a contentious issue of late. While prices in most industries are set by market forces, supply and demand; fixed rates for pickups and other forms of land transport have a series of consequences that are detrimental to both customers and drivers. Learn how this creates unnecessary hurdles for all parties involved and how it even leads to increased conestion in Male’.

https://dhiconomist.com/pickup-prices-who-gets-to-decide

13/09/2021

With the government short on financing options, through a sukuk they can tap into funds previously unexplored. Dhiconomist explores the rationale behind Sukuk Financing and how it actually works?

https://dhiconomist.com/sukuks-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work/

We often read and hear about sukuks being issued in Maldives. But many are left wondering what they really are. Here we attempt to shed some light on how sukuks work. What is the rationale for a sukuk? There are two ways a company can raise money to undertake projects. They are either equity financi...

09/09/2021

What causes a group of individuals to resort to such extreme measures? What are the lessons we can draw from across the globe, where many countries have declared wars on terror? Read more on Dhiconomist!

https://dhiconomist.com/violent-extremism-are-we-addressing-the-root-causes/

The attempted assassination of President Nasheed on May 6th was a tragic manifestation of a threat that has been brewing in the underbelly of Maldivian society for decades. A threat that has been steadily emerging from the fringes into the mainstream. The bombing rocked the capital city and was not....

09/08/2021

Go Digital or Go Bust

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19/07/2021