A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
MMA stated that fish exports from the Maldives have increased in the first 3 months of this year in comparison to the first 3 months of last year. According to the Quarterly Economic Bulletin by MMA, the amount of fish bought by the fish processing companies in the Maldives has been decreased in the first […]
As Maldives is preparing to welcome the world from 15th July, Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has revealed the international airlines resuming dates to Maldives. From July – Qatar Airways – Doha/Male’/Doha – 15th July to 24th October – Emirates – Dubai/Male’/Dubai – 16th July to 21st August – Etihad Airways – Abu Dhabi/Male’/Abu Dhabi […]
On June 25, Dhiraagu hosted a virtual seminar attended by more than 120 business decision-makers across the Maldives. The key theme of the webinar was how to navigate new business and operational challenges post COVID-19. As it is inevitable that the new normal is presenting us with all irrevocable challenges where technology and social shifts […]
Housing Development Corporation HDC announced that they will be resuming normal operations starting the 5th of July. We are pleased to announce that we’ll be resuming our normal business operations from 5th July onwards. Our counters will be open from 8:30AM-3:00PM on weekdays. We would like to remind our customers to wear mask & to […]
Business Center Corporation (BCC) & United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announces they will be having a webinar based on Intelligence and Business Continuity Planning under COVID-19 Crisis MSME Response & Recovery Series This is the first session of the COVID-19 Crisis MSME Response & Recovery Series. The Speakers for this session Include: Ibrahim Rasheedh (Executive […]
Maldives has not been exempted from UK’s Global Travel Advisory list, British High Commission of Maldives confirmed. A statement released by the high commission states that the process for considering countries takes into account a range of factors, including the prevalence of the virus but also the entry requirements, local restrictions, availability of transport options, […]
The government expenditure on COVID-19 measures has reached MVR 976 million as per the weekly expenditure report released by the Ministry of Finance. The report reflects that 65% of the cost was spent by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) valued at MVR 641 million while MVR 148 million was spend by the Ministry of Health. […]
Guesthouse Association of Maldives (GAM) has issued a Request for Proposal to find professional firms with experience in working with organizations interested in guesthouse sector branding, advertising, and public relations, Guesthouse Magazine, Annual GH Expo & Conference, and Corporate & Award night. This request is for a proposal for such consulting services, that can execute […]
Maldives Immigration has extended the length of time for work visa payments, as a part of its efforts to resolve the restrictions being faced in settling visa fees. According to Immigration within the extension period (July 15) no fines will be imposed. Also, those whose visa fees expired within the period between March 19 and […]