South Asia - Maldives Country Brief

-GDP 2006 (US$ billions): 0.93
-GDP Growth 2006: 23.5%
-GDP per capita Growth 2006: 20.7%
Source: World Bank "At a Glance." (pdf)

All Projects

-Environment, US$14 million, Jun 08
-Mobile Phone Banking US$1.7 million, Apr 08
-Tsunami assistance, US$5.7 million, Jan 06
-Tsunami assistance, US$14 million, Mar 05

All Publications

-Public Sector Accounting and Auditing, Nov 07
-Investment Climate, Jul 07
-Pension and safety net reform, Apr 06
-Tsunami assistance update, Apr 05
-Tsunami damage assessment, Feb 05

Maldives Country Assistance Strategy: (Jan 22, 2008) The strategy envisages lending around US$45 million over the next five years to support the country's development program.

Maldives: Country Assistance Strategy 2008

End Poverty in South Asia: This blog is maintained by Shanta Devarajan, the Chief Economist of the South Asia Region at the World Bank.

Maldives: Sustaining Growth and Improving the Investment Climate

Tsunami Assistance: World Bank Director Alastair Mckechnie explains challenges facing Maldives (Multimedia).

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