A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Amidst the community spread of COVID-19, the Maldives government has imposed a 14-day lockdown in the Greater Male’ area. This has opened the window of opportunity to many local retailers to explore the depth of e-commerce. The Maldives economy is still in its preliminary stage of e-commerce, and the immediate complaints of delays in delivery […]
National Emergency Operations Center has revealed that the Maldives is making progress in flattening the curve. Speaking at the press conference, spokesperson Mabrouq Azeez shared the graph which compares the actual figures with projections on virus spread compared with 25 per cent compliance to social distancing measures and 75 per cent compliance to social distancing […]
Total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Maldives has reached 137, which includes 68 locals and 69 foreigners. So far 16 recoveries have been reported with no fatalities. Here are the latest updates on COVID-19. Virus Timeline in the Capital City Male’. A 12-year-old local and a 4-year-old Sri Lankan kid was tested positive for […]
The government’s spokesperson Mohamed Mabrook Azeez has announced that Maldivian has scheduled domestic cargo flights. Mabrook Azeez has stated that Maldivian has scheduled cargo flights within the Maldives as there have been difficulties in transportation of goods to islands from capital city Male’ due to the lockdown in the Greater Male’ area. He has further […]
JAAH has denied the rumours about the company not being able to pay salary to its employees. The company has also denied allegations that its employees are being fined. JAAH explained that they had faced challenges in processing salaries for the month of February, and Ramadan bonuses for their foreign staff due to the economic […]
Minister of Finance Ibrahim Ameer has announced that the Maldives could start issuing on arrival visa to tourists in July. Speaking at the press conference held today (24th April), the Minister said that tourist arrivals are expected to decrease by 50%, along with a reduction of bed nights by 39%. The Maldives temporarily suspended on […]
The only fully-fledged Shari’ah compliant insurance service provider, Amãna Takaful Maldives has conducted the ninth AGM on a virtual platform for the first time. Given the trying conditions arising from the global pandemic, Amãna Takaful decided to host this historical AGM virtually adhering to social distancing guidelines set out by the health authorities. At the […]
Today, the global pandemic, COVID-19, has affected several industries around the world. It has swiftly spread from nation to nation and has transgressed the epidemics in the past both in the rate of infection as well as economic damage. Amid the on-going health crisis, business leaders are facing a new reality while preparing for an […]
Bank of Maldives (BML) has announced that the bank will open on 27th and 29th April from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, to provide essential services. BML will be essential services including international transfers, payroll services, Cheque processing for ATM cheques, and local bank transfer services. BML has stated that if requests are received after […]