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Good evening · Wednesday 11 November · Maldives time
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28°C
Overcast · feels like 31°
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05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.23 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 Dr. Muizzu departs for COP31 climate summit in Türkiye 10 outlets
  2. MTCC to build roads, harbours and coastal protection in 22 islands 6 outlets
  3. Ras Male' reclamation project to cost $330 million: Minister Muththalib 5 outlets

Promise due todayComplete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing current 9- and 14-day waits for unloading goods to less than three days. the government

Happening todayThe government aims to sign the definitive agreement for the Rasmalé deal.

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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 Complete and operationalise the Thilafushi port, reducing c…Due todayDeliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 5 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 8 days

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Public finance & tax Budget 2027: Government scales back SOE support to MVR 1.98 billion MM TV (English) MVR 1.98 billion State-owned enterprise support in… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Maldives seeks stronger blue economy ties with Hainan University 2 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Education Budget 2027: Higher education budget increases by 12.3% MM TV (English) MVR 953.1 million Higher education allocation in 20… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Trade & customs Price reduction measures designed to minimise impact on SMEs:... MM TV (English) 26 goods essential goods designated by the… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Fisheries Minister calls for collective action on sustainable... MM TV (English) Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Economic Minister backs investment forums amid global competition MM TV (English) 11 forums international investment forums h… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax India and Saudi Arabia forecast to lead bilateral grant support... 2 outlets : MM TV (English), The Standard MVR 26.8 million Projected grant receipts from Ind… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Budget 2027: Government proposes expanded support for single... MM TV (English) MVR 212.6 million single-parent assistance allocati… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Budget 2027: MVR 2.7 billion earmarked for council block grants MM TV (English) Addu City MVR 2.7 billion Council block grants earmarked in… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property Private sector lending reaches MVR 47 billion in September 2 reports : MM TV (English) MVR 47 billion private sector loans in September Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Audit: Discrepancies found between Buruni Council’s 2024 approved and revised budget figures and official financial records Raajje (English) Buruni Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)
Construction & property President Muizzu believes Maldivians possess the mindset of a common garden lizard: Zariyand Raajje (English) Malé between $12 billion and $20 billion Projected tourism revenue from th… Source (opens Raajje (English) in a new tab)

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