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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
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Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 30°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
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 Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  2. President Muizzu attends opening of Antalya Leaders’ Summit at COP31 4 outlets
  3. First Lady calls for greater producer responsibility in waste management 4 outlets

Happening todayThursday, 12 November was declared a government holiday, combining with the Republic Day holiday on 11 November.

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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 4 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Trade & customs Rioters loot stores in Frankfurt as Gen Z-led protests in Germany turn violent The Edition 34 cities cities where protests took place Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Trade & customs Jet Fuel Drives Maldives’ Re-Exports Past 2025 Total Corporate Maldives USD 314.9 million Re-export earnings, January to Se… Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldives launches Prosper MSMEs study to improve market access and... 2 outlets : MM TV (English), The Edition Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking BML opens payment gateway applications for MSMEs to receive US dollars 5 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard, Byline and 2 more Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Fuel import costs surge 77.6% in first nine months of 2026 MM TV (English) USD 908.2 million Petroleum import expenditure Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Trade & customs Maldives’ re-export earnings reach USD 315 million as sea-to-air cargo services expand Maldives Voice USD 314.9 million Re-export earnings, first nine mo… Source (opens Maldives Voice in a new tab)
Health Haalu Kihineh?: Feevah residents express deep concern over job dismissals and stalled development projects! Raajje (English) Feevah 500 Rufiyaa amount of money given for shoppin… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Trade & customs The top priority project in 2027 is to relocate the commercial port to Thilafushi Maldives Financial Review Thilafushi 5 hectares current port land area Source (opens Maldives Financial Review in a new tab)
Public finance & tax France braces for fresh unrest, government vows tough response The Edition 70,000-strong police deployed Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldives and Bangladesh Target Trade Growth via Dhaka Business Summit Corporate Maldives Malé Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Trade & customs Maldives Expo draws crowds as product entries rise 83.5% MM TV (English) 205,000 visitors Visitors so far Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Trade & customs Re-export earnings rise 6.8% to USD 319 million MM TV (English) 6.8 per cent re-export earnings growth Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)

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