A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
In an annual research conducted by the World Bank, the level of ease of doing business in Maldives has gone down yet again. According to the Ease of Doing Business Index report 2017, the Maldives has gone down by 1 rank onto number 136 from last year’s 135. Ease of Doing Business Index judges the […]
Mr. Ahmed Mamdhooh is the Acting Managing Director of Maldives Road Development Corporation (MRDC). Starting off his career in immigration in 1997, he later went on to start his own business. In 2014, he joined MRDC and worked his way to the position where he is today. How did you get started? I have always […]
MATATO has launched a remarkable marketing campaign in London for Maldives Travel Awards, in the occasion with World Travel Market, which starts on 6th November 2017. For this campaign, popular black cabs of London are wrapped with colours of Maldives Travel Awards, displayed along with spectacular sights of the destination. This is the first time […]
On 26th October ILAA Maldives marked the 25th anniversary along with the rebranding logo of the company. The event was held at Hotel Jen, Male’, An approximate of 100 invitees took part in this event, with government institutions, customers as well as suppliers. The new logo was revealed by the chief guest of the event, […]
Members of Parliament during a sitting. PHOTO/MAJLIS The government has submitted its proposed state budget for next year to the parliament. Mihaaru understands that the finance ministry submitted the state budget last week. However, the government has not disclosed any details on the proposed amount. The parliament had approved a state budget of MVR 26.8 […]
The elderly man who has been accused of sexually assaulting four sisters on the back of a motorbike in the capital Male. Reportedly he fled from his island when the allegations surfaced and moved to Male — The elderly man who was arrested on Thursday after being accused of sexually assaulting four sisters in the […]
The central bank of the Maldives and the main regulator of the financial sector in the country, Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has stated that the country’s usable financial reserve has decreased by 8 percent due to the increase in the amount of USD sold by the institution. According to the Monthly Statistics published by MMA, […]
Corporate Maldives along with their advisory partner CTL Strategies have officially launched Corporate Maldives GOLD 100 Gala nominations as well as the selection criteria for 2018 which will be a list of leading 100 companies of the Maldives in 2017 at an event held at the office of CTL Strategies on the 2nd of November 2017. […]
Air France has begun its direct flights to the Maldives on Thursday- 2nd of November 2017. The maiden Air France flight AF 222 departed Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 8:52 PM and arrived at Male’- Velana International Airport at 10:48 am on the 2nd of November 2017 with a […]