Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn

Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought global tourism and travel to a standstill. Thus, although the health impact of the pandemic has been fairly contained in Maldives, its economic consequences have been devastating. To contain the spread of...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
ECONOMIC GROWTH
INFLATION
POVERTY
MONETARY POLICY
EXTERNAL SECTOR
FISCAL TRENDS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
RISKS
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
CONNECTIVITY
DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
TOURISM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/392491624351802550/Maldives-Development-Update
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spelling okr-10986-358322021-06-25T05:10:45Z Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn World Bank ECONOMIC GROWTH INFLATION POVERTY MONETARY POLICY EXTERNAL SECTOR FISCAL TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK RISKS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CONNECTIVITY DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT TOURISM The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought global tourism and travel to a standstill. Thus, although the health impact of the pandemic has been fairly contained in Maldives, its economic consequences have been devastating. To contain the spread of the virus, the country closed its borders for the first time in history, between March 27 and July 15, 2020, leading to a sudden stop in tourism, the main driver of growth, jobs, and revenues. The special focus article of the April 2021 Maldives Development Update explores how Maldives can leverage digital technologies to build back better for green, resilient, and inclusive development in the post-COVID world. It identifies the main bottlenecks to greater digital adoption and provides preliminary recommendations on how the government can address them. 2021-06-24T16:00:40Z 2021-06-24T16:00:40Z 2021-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/392491624351802550/Maldives-Development-Update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35832 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling South Asia Maldives
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topic ECONOMIC GROWTH
INFLATION
POVERTY
MONETARY POLICY
EXTERNAL SECTOR
FISCAL TRENDS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
RISKS
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
CONNECTIVITY
DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
TOURISM
spellingShingle ECONOMIC GROWTH
INFLATION
POVERTY
MONETARY POLICY
EXTERNAL SECTOR
FISCAL TRENDS
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
RISKS
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
CONNECTIVITY
DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
TOURISM
World Bank
Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
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description The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought global tourism and travel to a standstill. Thus, although the health impact of the pandemic has been fairly contained in Maldives, its economic consequences have been devastating. To contain the spread of the virus, the country closed its borders for the first time in history, between March 27 and July 15, 2020, leading to a sudden stop in tourism, the main driver of growth, jobs, and revenues. The special focus article of the April 2021 Maldives Development Update explores how Maldives can leverage digital technologies to build back better for green, resilient, and inclusive development in the post-COVID world. It identifies the main bottlenecks to greater digital adoption and provides preliminary recommendations on how the government can address them.
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author World Bank
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title Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
title_short Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
title_full Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
title_fullStr Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
title_full_unstemmed Maldives Development Update, April 2021 : A Digital Dawn
title_sort maldives development update, april 2021 : a digital dawn
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/392491624351802550/Maldives-Development-Update
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