June 2024 Revenue Lower Than Projected But Higher Than June 2023
The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) reported a 28.8 percent decline in revenue over the last month. The figures released...
Bunkering Services at Ihavandhippolhu to Launch in August
Bunkering services at Ihavandhippolhu in Haa Alifu (HA.) Atoll will be officially launched within the next month, Minister of Economic...
Maldives, US Hold Business Roundtable to Strengthen Economic Ties
Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Saeed participated in a business roundtable organised by the US Chamber of Commerce...
Inflation Rises in May; SDF Accumulates MVR 519 Million
Inflation rose in May, data released by the Maldives Bureau of Statistics (MBS) has revealed. Prices of goods and services...
Decline in Indian Tourists Resulted in Over MVR 2 Billion in ‘Lost’ Revenue: Opposition
The words and policies of President Mohamed Muizzu, and some key deputy ministers, have caused losses of MVR 2.3 billion...
Opposition Attributes Economic Slump to Government Incompetence
The current administration has not been able to manage the fiscal challenges faced by the Maldives despite having been made...
President Muizzu in Opposition Crosshairs Over Economic ‘Bitter Pill’
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) Chairperson, Fayyaz Ismail, pointing to words by the administration-aligned Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ahmed Nazim,...
Maldives Records Sharpest Decline in Reserves Over Past 12 Months
The Maldives’ reserves fell 21 percent, from US$622.1 million in May to US$492.2 million in July, statistics released by the...
Fitch Downgrades Maldives’ Rating From B- to CCC+ Citing Worsening External Financing
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Maldives’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC+’ from ‘B-‘. An IDR is an...
Government to Provide Concessions, Assistance to Long-Undeveloped Resort Projects: Minister Faisal
The administration will provide concessions to those who will forfeit islands leased for tourism development where no work has been...
