Aerial photos from MACL’s recent dredging projects are absolutely devastating. I asked environmental activist @iharfa for his take, and we agreed that it is a "state-sponsored environmental purge." Sediment plumes have already choked vast stretches of South Kaafu Atoll reefs, dive sites, and lagoons that were once rich with marine life.
Read more 🔻 https://t.co/HzgtuydJUo
A study in 2017 showed that #Maldives accounted for >60% of the net global increase in #atoll land area. North #Male' atoll alone contributed 15.5%, which is comparable to reclamation work in the whole of the #SouthChinaSea.
With proper research and reporting, present day Maldives could become an #expert state: setting up global standards and systematically quantifying the #economic, #environmental, and #social implications for land #reclamation.
Link to study: https://t.co/KZApOei87L
In #Seychelles, ocean conservation isn’t just about preserving beauty—it’s about protecting livelihoods, sustaining families, & ensuring that future generations can thrive. 🌱
Hear a Seychellois perspective on how the ocean shapes life & why #sustainability matters. #BlueFinance
#Samarkand welcomes AFI members from Eastern Europe, Central Asia & beyond to the 15th Eastern Europe and Central Asia Policy Initiative (ECAPI) meeting. Participants explored key policies to strengthen #financialinclusion & support sustainable economic growth. @centralbankuzb
#MSMEs drive economies but face a $5.7T finance gap. Why? Barriers on both sides.
Nik Kamarun, AFI’s Senior Policy Manager, explores how digital public infrastructure & credit enablers can help close this gap & boost #FinancialInclusion.
https://t.co/uOp9UYNJ68
.@BankofNamibia Governor Johannes Gawaxab welcomes AFI members& partners to the 2025 AFI Global Policy Forum.
The AFI GPF is co-hosted each year by a different member institution in a different region of the world. The 2025 GPF will be co-hosted by the Bank of #Namibia.
#afiGPF
Brazil had the most predatory banking system on Earth.
5 banks controlled 80% of the market, charging astronomical fees.
But in 2013, a purple card and smartphone app changed banking forever.
Here's how one man's frustrating bank visit sparked a $70B revolution:
🌍 This week in Victoria, Seychelles, AFI convened the annual meeting of three Working Groups—#FinancialInclusion Data & Impact, Inclusive #GreenFinance & #SME Finance—co-hosted by the Central Bank of Seychelles 🇸🇨.
https://t.co/GMxNOcVksy
#LeaveNoOneBehind#Fintech
I have no doubt that, there is sufficient evidence to make an arrest. Its the political connections that is holding it back.
If the girl on the rooftop were from a well connected family, the arrest would have come on Day 1.
Its a clear case of 'Small Justice for Small People'.
Effects of global warming from deforestation increase atmospheric CO₂. Higher temperatures have indirectly stimulated seagrass growth in the coastal area of goidhoo atoll, and seagrass species here have benefited the elevated CO₂ concentr. ations, which enhance photosynthesis