2018 – Dhiconomist

Companies of the future

By ANYS119 September 13, 2018

Business Economics & Finance

When you think of mega corporations or even medium sized ones, buzzing office spaces with a lot of employees come to mind. This however, is set to change. According to Naval Ravikant, one of the most prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalists, the companies of the future, even billion-dollar

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Will Banks Go Bust?

By Dhiconomist September 6, 2018

The world of finance has been since its inception a rarefied space where new entrants stood almost no chance of competing with the big names that had taken the lions share and then some of the banking and finance industry long ago. The 2008 financial crisis however, left banks around the world facing immense regulatory […]

Business Economics & Finance

Hologo: Islanders on the cutting edge!

By Dhiconomist August 30, 2018

Maldives has been a paradox in recent years for we are famous for our obscurity. Our resorts have gone on to win many an international award and the secluded luxury we offer has become truly world famous. We are also known for our tuna that have made its way to grocery stores from Tokyo to […]

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Leaving the grey economy

By Dhiconomist August 23, 2018

Informal arrangements have long been the norm for most things in the Maldives. From our date of independence, set to coincide with President Nasir’s visit to his dentist in Colombo to the hustle of everyday business in the modern-day Male’, a certain casualness permeates Maldivian life. Granted, we’ve polished up significantly in recent decades in […]

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Maldives, black swans and the unknown

By Dhiconomist August 16, 2018

It hit us one morning and within hours left 83 dead, scores homeless and a crippled economy in its wake. Though we’ve made a full recovery since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, there is one lesson we have perhaps yet to learn. That is what risk professionals call the effect of the “black swan” […]

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Social Housing at current costs, a mirage?

By Dhiconomist August 9, 2018

There is perhaps no other issue that is at the forefront of our political and economic discourse than that of housing. A problem that we as a country have severely failed to address while it was clear for decades Male’ city was seeing an unprecedented rise in population. Now every political party has a grand […]

Science & Technology

Stripe Atlas: a solution for digital entrepreneurs

By Dhiconomist August 2, 2018

Maldivian entrepreneurs in the tech space have long lamented the inability of Maldivian banks to receive payments via PayPal. Some have resorted to alternatives like Payoneer and successfully managed to receive payments from abroad. But PayPal being the de facto payment for many online transactions, the inability to receive funds has been crippling for many […]

Social Travel

Taxis in Male’- The customer comes last

By Dhiconomist July 26, 2018

There are several things about Male’ that makes one long for the good old days. Taking a taxi in the city though elevates the nostalgia to new heights. Long gone are the days when it was any use calling the taxi company to book a cab especially during peak hours. This is perhaps understandable given […]

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How to measure our wellbeing. The case for GNH

By Dhiconomist July 19, 2018

One of the central questions of economics is to do with meeting seemingly unlimited human needs. And mankind’s entire history is written in blood, conquest and creativity to this end. Advanced economies and developing ones, have however settled well in to we argue, a rather narrow view of human progress. Human development indexes are well […]

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Violent Extremism: Are We Addressing the Root Causes?

By Dhiconomist July 12, 2018

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 only an attack on President […]

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