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Good morning · Sunday 15 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Light showers · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:53–17:49
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.53 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 returns home after COP31 in Türkiye 8 outlets
  2. National campaign to promote respect launches tonight with fireworks 6 outlets
  3. Maldives, Saudi Arabia sign 1448 Hajj pilgrimage services agreement 5 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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335 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 1 dayincrease the amount of US dollars it sells through commerci…Due in 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 4 days Past their deadline1 promise

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Trade & customs Maldives Customs Service Embraces AI Technology for Operational Efficiency Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs Post-Brexit Vet Shortage Sparks Concerns Over Meat Imports to the UK Maldives Republic approximately 1.5 million tonnes meat and poultry imported into th… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs State Earns MVR 332 Million Revenue from Imports and Exports in December 2023 Maldives Republic Malé MVR 365 million Import-export revenue Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs China Dominates Imports to Maldives Maldives Republic Addu City MVR 782 million Imports from China, December 2023 Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Maldives, France Discuss Enhanced Visa Facilitation for Maldivians Maldives Republic Malé 20 May 1969 Year the Maldives established dip… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs US Appeals Court Bans Sale of Two Apple Smartwatch Models Amid Ongoing Patent Dispute Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs Maldivian Trade Delegation Invited to US: Minister Saeed Maldives Republic 19 percent increase in Maldives exports to t… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs Saeed Unveils Strategic Expansion of VIA’s Cargo Terminal Maldives Republic Noonu Atoll 120,000 metric tonnes annual capacity of new cargo term… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Maldives to Begin Implementation of FTA With China Maldives Republic Malé Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs Government to Allocate 100-Hectare SEZ for Re-Export SOE Maldives Republic Thilafushi 100-hectare Special Economic Zone area to be … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Trade & customs Government to Establish SOE to Foster Economic Diversification Maldives Republic Laamu Atoll 100% state ownership share of the new … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking New Companies Act to Empower Individual Entrepreneurs Maldives Republic Malé 248 articles articles in the new Act Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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