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Good morning · Sunday 15 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Light showers · feels like 29°
Sunrise & sunset
05:53–17:49
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.52 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. National campaign to promote respect launches tonight with fireworks 8 outlets
  2. President Muizzu returns home after COP31 in Türkiye 8 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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Public finance & tax Parliament Approves Record MVR 56.6 Billion Budget for 2025 Maldives Republic Addu City MVR 56.6 billion 2025 national budget Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Maldives’ Debt Repayments Surpass MVR 2 Billion Mark Maldives Republic Hulhumalé MVR 2.07 billion loan payments spent this year Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Finance Minister highlights challenges of underfunded projects, pledges prioritized implementation Avas (English) MVR 18 billion value of projects in MTCC's pipel… Source (opens Avas (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Maldives’ Spending Exceeds MVR 40 Billion Maldives Republic MVR 41.59 billion total state spending of National … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking National Budget 2025: SOE Salaries Should Be on Par With Civil Servants, says MMA Governor Maldives Republic 33,284 employees number of state-owned enterprise … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Maldives Sliding Towards Authoritarianism, Ex-President Solih Warns Maldives Republic Malé MVR 5 billion supplementary budget pushed throu… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax National Budget 2025: Opposition Expresses Frustration Over Government Withholding Utilisation Details Maldives Republic Hanimaadhoo MVR 56.6 billion National Budget for 2025 Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax National Budget 2025: Proposal Misleading, Reduces Expenditure on Essential Services, Increases Waste, Says MDP Maldives Republic MVR 3 billion cuts to subsidies, Aasandha, basi… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Muizzu Contradicts Key Pledge; Signs Tax Hikes Into Law Maldives Republic Dhuvaafaru from 16 percent to 17 percent tourism goods and services tax (T… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Contingency Budget to be utilized to maintain block grant levels for councils Avas (English) MVR 1.4 billion Block grants to councils in next … Source (opens Avas (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Gov't to secure MVR 6.6bln from foreign banks for budget support Avas (English) MVR 6.6 billion Funds to be obtained from foreign… Source (opens Avas (English) in a new tab)
Public finance & tax National Budget 2025: India to Provide Bulk of Grant Aid to Maldives Maldives Republic MVR 1.6 billion Expected Indian grant aid to Mald… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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