A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer has stated that exports to the country have fallen significantly, and that has constrained the supply of foreign currency into the economy. Finance Minister has stated that around 80% of exports come from the tourism industry, and as exports from the tourism industry fall, the supply of foreign currency falls consequently. […]
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 first virtual Startup Grind X chapter in Male’ is happening on 3rd May (Sunday), featuring Mr Mohamed Afzal (Apo), CTO & Co-founder of Rage who was recently also featured among the Top 30 Young Entrepreneurs List of Forbes Asia, organized and hosted by Sparkhub. RAGE is one of the fastest growing online to offline […]
Ooredoo Maldives has offered new special promotions for Ramadan month to keep its customers connected. Ooredoo has offered Daily Data Combo for its Prepaid Customers. Through this package, customers will get 1GB Data on Ooredoo’s 4G network and unlimited calls within the network for MVR 35. In addition to that, Ooredoo Prepaid customers will receive […]
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 […]
Presented by Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) in association with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Tripadvisor will be hosting a webinar “React, Rethink, Recover: Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis” for the Maldives tourism industry marketeers. This 90-minute webinar, MMPRC in association with the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Tripadvisor, will […]
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 […]