Maldives Trade Facilitation and Implementation and Management of Goods and Services Tax Programme

In collaboration with Temasek Foundation, SCE worked with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Maldives from 2011 to 2012 to provide key officials with a comprehensive understanding of the policy, benefits, and challenges of implementing and managing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the Maldives, as well as to enhance the capacity of relevant staff.

The programme focused on building the capabilities of 100 officials from the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury in GST systems. Additionally, trade processes aligned with WTO and WCO guidelines were also shared and this helped trade facilitation officers better support participants in the trading community.