Will Banks Go Bust?

By Dhiconomist September 6, 2018

Business Economics & Finance Science & Technology

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

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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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Why not today?

By Dhiconomist June 28, 2018

Walking down the road in an Island in Baa Atoll, named Hithaadhoo, found some Fruits in the shades of a tree with some price tags. Also, just next was a Jar with some Coins and Cash inside, may have around a 1000 MVR in total. The amazing thing was while staring at the Jar, I […]