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GST Amendment Seeks to Tax Foreign Tourism Sales: What the Destination Principle Means for the Maldives

A guesthouse in the Maldives sells a room for the night. It charges GST, because the law requires it. A company in another country...

HEP Muizzu takes the hard road on the reforms the Maldives kept deferring

Every serious assessment of the Maldivian economy over the past two decades has said a version of the same thing. The country earns its...

HEP Muizzu takes the hard road on the reforms the Maldives kept deferring

Every serious assessment of the Maldivian economy over the past two decades has said a version of the same thing. The country earns its...

Maldives Parliament Accepts Digital Transformation and Digital Identity Bills

The People's Majlis has accepted two government bills central to the country's digital agenda, the Maldives 2.0 Digital Transformation Bill and the Digital Identity...

First Lady Renames National Cardiac Centre to Mark 10 Years of Service

First Lady Sajidha Mohamed marked the 10th anniversary of the Maldives' National Cardiac Centre on Sunday, unveiling a new name and logo for the...

From Bricks to Vision: Rethinking Housing Policy

Every family deserves a place to call home. Housing is one of the most basic foundations of a secure and dignified life, and ensuring...

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu Opens Maldives Financial Expo 2026 in Hulhumalé

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu inaugurated the Maldives Financial Expo 2026 on Thursday morning at Central Park in Hulhumalé, opening what organisers describe as the...

Maldives Cuts Cigarette Import Duty, Reversing 2024 Hike as Debate Over Tobacco Policy Widens

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has ratified the 20th Amendment to the Export-Import Act of the Maldives (Act No. 31/79), lowering the import duty on...

President Muizzu Appoints Mohamed Shakeel as Elections Commission President

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has appointed Mohamed Shakeel, former Managing Director of the Maldives Hajj Corporation, as President of the Elections Commission (EC). Shakeel was...

Bank of Maldives Seeks First Dollar Sukuk as Middle East War Weighs on Tourism

Bank of Maldives Plc, the country's largest lender, is holding meetings with global investors to gauge demand for its first foray into international capital...

Maldives Ambassador Presents Credentials to UAE

Maldives' newly appointed Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Thoriq Ibrahim, has presented a copy of his credentials to the UAE government, marking the...

President Dr Muizzu: Pay Harmonisation and SOE Rightsizing Essential to Strengthening Economy

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that pay harmonisation and the rightsizing of State-owned enterprises are essential measures to strengthen the national economy, improve...

Cabinet Orders Real-Time Monitoring of Government Projects

The Cabinet has approved a package of special measures aimed at strengthening public service delivery and accelerating government projects, including the full operationalisation of...

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The Minister of Cities, Local Government and Public Works,...

2025 to be a year of development project launches and economic recovery: The President

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has stated that 2025 will...

Maldives Sends Condolences to Vanuatu Following Devastating Earthquake

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Abdulla Khaleel has sent...
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