Business

03 Apr, 2026

In the Islands, an ATM Is Not a Luxury. It Is a Lifeline.

Across the scattered atolls of the Maldives, banking has never been the simple, high‑street affair imagined elsewhere. Here, where communities live on islands separated by hours of sea, access to cash is

Business·News·Op-Ed

02 Apr, 2026

The New Frontier of Higher Education: Why Maldivian Students Are Turning to Russia

This is a sponsored educational feature created in collaboration with EcoOrder Consultancy. For decades, Maldivian students seeking high‑quality education abroad followed a familiar route towards Western universities. Today, however, the global higher‑education

News

25 Mar, 2026

BML Working to Open First Overseas Branch in Sri Lanka, Says CEO

The Bank of Maldives (BML) is preparing to open its first overseas branch in neighbouring Sri Lanka, CEO and Managing Director Mohammed Shareef has confirmed. Speaking to state media, Shareef said the

Government Sets Out Wide‑Ranging Measures to Secure Food Supplies and Stabilise Prices

At a press conference at the President’s Office on 3 March, Economic Development and Trade Minister Mohamed Saeed set out a series of measures the government says will secure the country’s food

04 Mar, 2026

Gulf Crisis·News

President Muizzu Says No Risk of Oil Shortages for Maldives Despite Middle East Conflict

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu said today that the Maldives faces no immediate risk of an oil shortage, even as the conflict in the Middle East continues to disrupt global supply routes. He

03 Mar, 2026

News

Exposed: Coordinated Forgery Scheme Within Binveriya; 11 Charged

A corruption scheme that quietly took root within the state’s Binveriya land‑allocation programme appears far more organised than early reports suggested, with investigators now tracing how forged registries, fabricated agreements and knowingly

01 Mar, 2026

News

Central Bank Raises Dollar Supply Ahead of Ramadan

The Maldives Monetary Authority has increased the supply of US dollars to domestic banks by 32 per cent for a three‑week period, a temporary measure aimed at ensuring the smooth import of

19 Feb, 2026

News

Is the Mamigili Tycoon Still Relevant?

In the Maldives’ shifting political landscape, few figures have commanded the kind of enduring influence Gasim Ibrahim once wielded. For decades, the business magnate and leader of the Jumhooree Party (JP) has

14 Feb, 2026

Leaders·News

Maldives Under President Muizzu Moves to Recast Special Economic Zones to Attract Major Foreign Investment

The government of President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has introduced sweeping revisions to the Maldives’ Special Economic Zone framework, a recalibration aimed at pulling the nation’s narrow, tourism‑dependent economy onto more stable and

28 Jan, 2026

Business·News

A Real Estate Dream Turns to Ruin as Court Hands Down Century-Spanning Sentences

Malé, Maldives — The courtroom was silent when Judge Nadeem began reading the numbers. They came in clusters — 44 counts, 46 counts, 368 years, 15 years — a cascade of figures

31 Dec, 2025

About Maldives·Business·News

Shangri‑La Reopens After Five Years, Marking a Turning Point for State Authority

How does anyone come to hold a piece of paradise. Not a metaphorical one, but an island with its own tropical forest, two freshwater ponds and a smaller islet resting beside it.

30 Dec, 2025

About Maldives·Business·News

Maldives Industry Chamber Backs Government’s New Measures to Ease Pressure on Small Businesses

Malé, Maldives — A national body representing small and medium enterprises in the Maldives has endorsed a package of government measures aimed at easing long‑standing operational challenges, calling the reforms a rare

29 Dec, 2025

Business·News

The Night the Flowers Nearly Died in Paradise

MALE’, Maldives — On the aft deck of the Aurora Borealis, a superyacht idling in the turquoise lacquer of the North Malé Atoll, the air carries the scent of salt — and

26 Dec, 2025

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In the Islands, an ATM Is Not a Luxury. It Is a Lifeline.

The New Frontier of Higher Education: Why Maldivian Students Are Turning to Russia

BML Working to Open First Overseas Branch in Sri Lanka, Says CEO

Government Sets Out Wide‑Ranging Measures to Secure Food Supplies and Stabilise Prices

President Muizzu Says No Risk of Oil Shortages for Maldives Despite Middle East Conflict

Exposed: Coordinated Forgery Scheme Within Binveriya; 11 Charged

Central Bank Raises Dollar Supply Ahead of Ramadan

Is the Mamigili Tycoon Still Relevant?

Maldives Under President Muizzu Moves to Recast Special Economic Zones to Attract Major Foreign Investment

A Real Estate Dream Turns to Ruin as Court Hands Down Century-Spanning Sentences

Shangri‑La Reopens After Five Years, Marking a Turning Point for State Authority

Maldives Industry Chamber Backs Government’s New Measures to Ease Pressure on Small Businesses

The Night the Flowers Nearly Died in Paradise

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