A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives has restarted tourism and reopened borders for visitors from all nationalities from 15th July 2020. To contain the spread of the COVID-19, countries are enforcing mandatory negative COVID-19 PCR test results when travellers return to their countries. This raises the question: Can Maldives address this requirement? Do we have enough testing facilities in […]
After welcoming a record-breaking 1.7 million tourist arrivals in the Maldives, the popular tourist destination targeted for 2 million arrivals in 2020. However, due to the global pandemic that significantly affected international tourism, the government now expected to see 850,000 tourist arrivals this year. Will the island nation be able to achieve this target? According […]
Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) has implemented Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing services for tourists leaving the country. This was initiated following the concerns of late departure by tourists due to delays in obtaining PCR testing services. Regarding this, Dr. Fathimath Nazla Rafeeq stated that upon reopening borders, the resorts have been informed with the […]
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The estimated expenditure by the government for 2020 is MVR 37.9 billion and the estimated budget balance for this year is a deficit of MVR 6.0 billion. Millions are allocated for ministries, such as the Ministry of Gender and National Drug Agency, but is it truly worth it? Do the results of the work done […]
The Government of Maldives has acquired loans which amount to USD 208 million in 2020. According to the statistics published by the Finance Ministry, Government has acquired USD 209 million as loans from the 1st of January till the 3rd of August 2020. These loans have been obtained from banks and other finance-related authorities. Finance […]
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Economic Ministry reveals that the services offered by the Ministry can be claimed online from the 4th to 6th of August 2020. The Ministry states that as the government offices are closed during this time, its customers can make use of Expat Online System to submit applications from 1000hrs to 1400hrs. The business-related services offered […]
The Maldives has imposed stricter regulations on foreign employment and has commenced sending back undocumented workers in the country. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than 4,582 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals have been repatriated from the Maldives so far. Will this create a shortage in the labour market? “I believe a shortage will come, […]