Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in the Maldives.
Male.
- Introduction to the Republic of Maldives (Asia);
- Maldivian Economy;
- Foreign Trade of the Maldives;
- Asia-Africa Growth Corridor.
- Foreign Direct Investment in the Maldives;
- Business Opportunities in the Maldives;
- Tourism sector;
- Fishing sector.
- Case Study: Villa
Shipping and Trading Company. Mr Qasim Ibrahim;
- Access to the Maldivian Market;
- Business Plan for the Maldives.
The objectives of the subject “International Trade and Business in Maldives” are the following:
- To analyze the Maldivian Economy and Global Trade;
- To know the business opportunities in Maldives;
- To explore the Maldivian trade relations with the country of the student;
- To know the Maldivian Trade Agreements;
- To examine the profile of Maldivian Companies;
- To develop a business plan for the Maldivian Market.
Global Trade and Business in the Maldives:


Masters and Doctorate in Global Business adapted to the
Maldivian Students.
International Trade and Business in the Maldives.
Tourism and fishing sector: 40% of the Maldivian GDP


- Islamic Development Bank;
- OIC
- Committee for Economic Cooperation;
- Islamic Chamber of Commerce;
- Islamic Centre for Development of Trade;
- Economic Centre for Islamic Countries.
- Asia-Middle East Dialogue.

- Boao Forum for Asia;
- Colombo Plan;
- Africa-Asia Strategic Partnership;
- Asia Cooperation Dialogue;
- ESCAP;
- Asian Development Bank.

- UN
- UNCTAD;
- ITC;
- WIPO.
- WB;
- WTO;
- IMF.

The Republic of Maldives.
- Maldivian Population: 350,000;
- 79% under thirty-five years of age;
- Literacy rate: 98%;
- Maldivian capital: Male;
- Maldivian official language: Dhivehi (Thaana Script), the majority of the Maldivians speaks English;
- More than 1,190 Islands;
- Tropical climate;
- Maldivian Independence: 1968 (UK);
- Sunni Islam is the official religion;
- Neighboring countries (by Sea): India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and the Seychelles.

The Maldives belongs to the Central Eurasian Economic Area (Islamic Civilization).

Maldivian Economy.
- The Maldivian GDP growth of 7% last twenty years;
- The main economic sectors are tourism and fishing (40% of the GDP);
- Total imports: 60% of the Maldivian GDP;
- Maldivian Petroleum: 31% of the total imports;
- Maldivian Currency: Rufiyaa;
- Special Economic Zones;
- Recent investments (FDI): Hilton, Four Seasons, Club Med, KPMG, and Price Waterhouse;
- The largest port in the Maldives: Male. Future Port of Thilafushi;
- The Maldives has not mineral resources;
- Risk of natural disasters;
- Effects of the Asian tsunami (2004): near 62% of the GDP.

International Trade of the Maldives.
- Maldivian merchandise exports (% of the GDP): 23%;
- Maldivian Merchandise imports (% of the GDP): 23.6%;
- Service exports (% of the GDP): 4.4%;
- Service imports (% of the GDP): 1.4%;
- Maldivian FDI Inflows (% of the GDP): 1.3%;
- Top Maldivian export markets:
China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Bangladesh;
- Top Maldivian import suppliers: China, Russia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Germany, and Turkey.
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2023)
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