A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), Ali Hashim has stated that the central bank is preparing to allow additional currencies to be used for import transactions, other than the US Dollar. Speaking at a Parliament Committee on Public Accounts, the Governor said that other currencies are being considered as an attempt to reduce demand […]
Ali Hashim, Governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), has said that the Maldives has officially requested for the provision of PayPal services to the country. PayPal is the world’s most popular digital wallet, used for online financial transactions all over the globe. Right now in the Maldives, PayPal’s features are limited only to sending […]
The council president of Dhidhoo island in northern Haa Alif atoll has been suspended in connection to a pending investigation related to newly built housing units on the island. Ali Hashim’s indefinite suspension came on Thursday with the Local Government Authority alleging the councillor, from the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party, tried to prepare a […]