Country Report Maldives January 2020

Outlook for 2020-21: Policy trends

The government will work towards financial retrenchment as it looks to deal with the legacy of debt built up during an infrastructure construction boom under Mr Yameen's administration. The electorate will also be looking for the government to make rapid progress on tackling the corruption and human rights abuses that spread under the previous administration. Reforms to the judiciary will seek to improve its professionalism and to reduce its tendency to intervene in the county's political struggles. Nevertheless, we believe that the speed and scale of change may disappoint, particularly on the issue of graft.

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