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Good morning · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Light drizzle · feels like 31°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.62 street, a crowd’s report 15.42 official, MMA · 30 Sep

Weather is a model’s estimate for Malé from Open-Meteo, not a Met Service report.

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  1. President Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  2. Global Zero Waste Alliance: First Lady highlights marine protection 4 outlets
  3. First Lady attends opening of zero waste museum at COP31 3 outlets
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Total index 109.09Index Sep 2026 · MMA up+0.3% vs previous up+1.2% vs a year earlier Inflation rate 1.17% Sep 2026 · MMA up+0.4 pts vs previous down-2.6 pts vs a year earlier Total tourist arrivals 148,801Tourists Sep 2026 · MMA down-23.8% vs previous down-0.5% vs a year earlier Occupancy rate 44.10% Sep 2026 · MMA down-14.8 pts vs previous down-2.6 pts vs a year earlier

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 6 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Public finance & tax Parliament grants Budget Committee one day to review proposed supplementary budget Avas (English) Baarah MVR 5.1 billion supplementary budget size Source (opens Avas (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Supplementary budget set to raise total budget to MVR 55bln Avas (English) MVR 5.1 billion proposed supplementary budget Source (opens Avas (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Fayyaz Accuses Government of Deception Over Salary Cuts and Tax Hikes Maldives Republic Hanimaadhoo nearly 3,000 political jobs created Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking President Muizzu Announces Salary Cuts for Political Appointees and SOE Staff Maldives Republic 10% Salary reduction for political ap… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Ameer Criticises Government’s Spending on Political Appointees Amid Salary Cuts Maldives Republic over MVR 50 million per month Monthly spending on political emp… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldives Drops Centerview as Advisor Maldives Republic US$55,000 Monthly retainer paid to Centervi… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax MVR 5 bln supplementary budget to be proposed 2 outlets : Avas (English), Maldives Republic MVR 5 billion Proposed supplementary budget Source (opens Avas (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Parliament Considers Hikes to Tourism-Related Taxes and Levies Maldives Republic Malé from 16 per cent to 17 per cent Tourism Goods and Services Tax (T… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Muizzu Administration to Slash 228 Political Posts in Major Cost-Cutting Move Maldives Republic Funadhoo 228 appointees political appointees to be removed Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldives Appoints Centerview as Debt Adviser Amid Financial Worries Maldives Republic Laamu Atoll US$8.2 billion Maldives public and publicly guar… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Government Reportedly Utilised ‘Significant’ Portion of SDF Funds Maldives Republic Muli US$2 million SDF fund receipts when President … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Word Bank Concerned as Government Fails to Update Weekly Fiscal Developments Maldives Republic 113 days days since the Finance Ministry l… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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