A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The challenges posed by COVID-19 for accountants, auditors, the business community, individuals and families call for increased collaboration, knowledge-sharing and constant discussion among stakeholders. With this regard, the Institute of Audit and Assurance (IAA) of the Auditor General’s Office is hosting a series of interactive webinars on issues of mutual concerns, with the business community […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has decided to extend the closure of all government offices until 14th May, following the announcement extending of the full lockdown of Male’, Hulhumale’ and Villimale’ for an additional 14 days as a safety measure to contain the spread of COVID-19. The announcement from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) orders complete […]
The government has announced that they have decided to extend the state of public health emergency till 30th May. The state of public health was first declared on 12th March by the Director-General of Public Health. This is the second time the state of health emergency has been extended in the country. A travel ban […]
Ministry of Finance has instructed the state-owned companies to submit restructured salary policies with pay cuts. In a circular by the Ministry, the companies are advised to focus on 3 factors while developing new policies. Salary cuts are only applicable for monthly salaries above MVR 15,000, while employees earning less than the amount will not […]
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has launched a digital application ‘TraceEkee’ to help in tracing contacts of potential positive cases of COVID-19. The voluntary TraceEkee app, now available on Android and pending approval on Apple App Store, has been jointly built by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and a group of local developers using code from Singapore’s TraceTogether app. “TraceEkee […]
An elderly woman that died in the Maldives on 29th April has tested positive for COVID-19 – the first to die from the virus in the Maldives. Speaking at the press conference, Health Minister Abdulla Ameen said that Aminath Adam, 83, was presumed dead when she was taken to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) with […]
Agro National Corporation has opened the registration to farmers who are interested in selling products to them. Agro National Corporation Ltd is a state-owned company established to help farmers to sell their products at a good price to the government. Also, to ensure a certain income to the farmers and to encourage more people to […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global depression which is expected to be the worst depression to hit the economy after World War II. Several countries are planning their exit strategy from the virus to make their economy stand on its own feet again. The Maldives need to plan an exit strategy for the sustainability […]
A total of 269 cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed from the Maldives. While there are 250 active cases, 17 people have been recovered and there have been no fatalities reported so far. Here are the latest updates of COVID-19. Announcements by HPA In the last 24 hours, 13 Maldivian nationals have been tested positive […]