Category: Public Administration
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Events Change, but the Behavior of Politicians Often Remains the Same
History has a way of repeating itself. During World War II, the Maldives, then a British protectorate, depended almost entirely… READ MORE
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Why MMA is investing in MPAO, and why MPAO is placing MVR 2.4bn into government bonds
What is happening? The transaction approved by the Pension Board involves MPAO allowing MMA to place approximately MVR 2.4 billion… READ MORE
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Is the Maldives Pension Administration Office & Maldives Monetary Authority Transaction a Form of Debt Monetization?
This writing examines whether the Maldives Pension Administration Office’s (MPAO) 2025 investment of MVR 2.5 billion in instruments involving the… READ MORE
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Unpacking Maldives’ Unpaid Bills: Consequences on Fiscal Transparency
The question of what happens to unpaid public expenditure at the end of a fiscal year has recently resurfaced in… READ MORE
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Behind Closed Doors: The True Cost of Single-Source Procurement in the Maldives
When transparency fades from public finance, accountability becomes optional. Introduction Over two decades, the Maldives modernised its public finance system… READ MORE
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Impact of Financial Transparency on the Profitability of the State-owned Enterprises of Maldives
Introduction State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) are vital to the Maldivian economy, playing a central role in employment, public service delivery, and… READ MORE
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CREATION OF A SYSTEM
Gap analysis approach on public administrative obligations Human beings are often regarded as the most sophisticated systems in the universe,… READ MORE
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS
Information technology is the primary communication path used from the first communicating symbols of 3000 BC to the world-wide-web development… READ MORE
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