Economy - Page 3

The Managing Director of Maldives Gas, right, appears on a delivery pickup in a promotional photograph.

09 Apr, 2026

PCB orders deeper cuts as government steps up monitoring of Middle East fallout

The government continues to absorb the immediate economic shocks from the Middle East unrest, and for now the effects have not spilled into the streets. Shops remain stocked, the bazaar is steady

Leaders·News

03 Apr, 2026

Sukuk Paid Without Printing Money, Keeping Reserves at Record Levels: President

President Dr Mohammed Muizzu said the government has repaid the 500 million dollar sukuk taken during former president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration without printing money and without reducing any state benefits. He

Gulf Crisis·Leaders·News·Op-Ed

03 Apr, 2026

Maldives’ Fiscal Achievement Draws Positive Attention Across International Media

International coverage of the Maldives shifted this week after the government confirmed on 2 April that it had fully settled the USD 500 million Sukuk issued in 2021, along with the final

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

Guesthouse Boom Leads Maldives’ Tourism Expansion

Guesthouses have driven the strongest surge in the Maldives’ tourism capacity over the past two years, marking a shift towards more community‑rooted, locally owned hospitality. According to new figures shared by Tourism

01 Mar, 2026

News

Maldives steps up economic monitoring as Middle East unrest raises regional concerns

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has begun closely tracking potential shifts in the Maldives’ external economic environment as unrest in the Middle East continues to unsettle global markets. In a

01 Mar, 2026

Gulf Crisis·News

Government Moves to Protect Economy and Supply Chain as President Muizzu Convenes Crisis Response Committee

MALE’, Maldives — In a proactive move to insulate the Maldives from global volatility, President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has convened a high‑level ministerial committee to safeguard the Maldivian economy against intensifying unrest

01 Mar, 2026

Gulf Crisis·Leaders·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

President Muizzu: For the Maldives, an Ocean‑Centred Foreign Policy Is a Matter of Survival

Berlin, — President Dr Mohamed Muizzu used a keynote address at the German Council on Foreign Relations to deliver a pointed message: the stability of the twenty‑first century will depend less on

12 Feb, 2026

Leaders·News

Russia Leads Maldives Tourism Boom

The Maldives opened the new year with a surge in visitors, recording 224,788 tourist arrivals in January, according to fresh data from the Ministry of Tourism. The figure marks a 4.6% increase

02 Feb, 2026

News

Pension Office Chairman Resigns Over Central Bank–Financed Bond

Ahmed Inaaz, chairman of the Maldives Pension Administration Office board, resigned on Sunday, citing strong objections to the government’s decision to raise funds through a Mvr 2.4 billion bond issued via the

02 Feb, 2026

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

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

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Economy - Page 3

PCB orders deeper cuts as government steps up monitoring of Middle East fallout

Sukuk Paid Without Printing Money, Keeping Reserves at Record Levels: President

Maldives’ Fiscal Achievement Draws Positive Attention Across International Media

Exposed: Coordinated Forgery Scheme Within Binveriya; 11 Charged

Guesthouse Boom Leads Maldives’ Tourism Expansion

Maldives steps up economic monitoring as Middle East unrest raises regional concerns

Government Moves to Protect Economy and Supply Chain as President Muizzu Convenes Crisis Response Committee

Central Bank Raises Dollar Supply Ahead of Ramadan

President Muizzu: For the Maldives, an Ocean‑Centred Foreign Policy Is a Matter of Survival

Russia Leads Maldives Tourism Boom

Pension Office Chairman Resigns Over Central Bank–Financed Bond

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

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

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