The Maldives imports nearly all of its food despite generating billions from tourism each year. Building a more resilient food system will require smarter production, stronger logistics, and better integration between local agriculture and the tourism economy. A System Built on Imports There is something quietly contradictory about the Maldives. The country earns its living from one of the world’s most coveted landscapes; turquoise water, pristine reefs, and picture-perfect s

A ministry renamed and a governance model reshaped: How centralisation of authority risks weakening oversight and increasing political influence over state enterprises. The recent decision to rename the Ministry of Finance and Planning as the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises represents more than administrative restructuring. Ministries are occasionally renamed to reflect expanding mandates or shifting priorities. Yet this particular change signals a deeper instituti

The out-of-sequence nature in which the development of VIA was undertaken means that the new upgrades, while in addition to costing more, may have begun to depreciate well before certain facilities went into service. The expansion of the Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) managed Velana International Airport (VIA) between 2016 and 2023 was one of the most ambitious infrastructure programmes undertaken by the Maldives. The new Code-F runway, the Noovilu seaplane termin