More Than 40 Sacked at FSM as Police Probe Sale of Stolen Fuel, Laundering of Proceeds
More than 40 employees at Fuel Supply Maldives (FSM), a subsidiary of the state-owned State Trading Organization (STO), have been...
Maldives No Longer at Risk of Sovereign Default: Finance Minister
The Mohamed Muizzu administration’s efforts over the past year to reduce expenditure and extend repayment periods on foreign loans have...
Maldives Records Sharp Decline in Fish Exports
The Maldives exported 33,994 metric tonnes of tuna from January to October this year, a decline in 46.1 percent over...
Parliament Approves Record MVR 56.6 Billion Budget for 2025
Parliament on Wednesday approved a record MVR 56.6 billion budget for 2025, with 70 members voting in favour and 11...
MMA Proposes Forex Bill; Critics Highlight Shift in President’s Stance
The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has proposed a foreign exchange bill to Parliament, proposing concessions to its controversial rules mandating...
Maldives, India Ink MoU on Using Local Currencies in Bilateral Cross-border Transactions
The Maldives and India, on Thursday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the use of local currencies for cross-border...
STO Chairman Amir Mansoor Hits Out at Government’s New Foreign Exchange Rule
Prominent businessman and State Trading Organization (STO) Chairman Amir Mansoor has criticised the government’s new foreign exchange regulation, declaring he...
Maldives’ Spending Exceeds MVR 40 Billion
The state, as of 7 November, has spent MVR 41.59 billion of the National Budget 2024, including for expenditure on...
Muizzu’s Top Tourism Advisor Joins Growing Opposition to Foreign Exchange Regulation
A senior advisor to President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has joined the expanding chorus of protests against the Maldives Monetary Authority’s...
Universal Enterprises Raises Concerns Over New Foreign Exchange Rules in Letter to MMA
Universal Enterprises Pvt Ltd, one of the Maldives’ largest hospitality companies, has formally voiced its opposition to the Maldives Monetary...
