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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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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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Finance & banking Maldives Parliament to Resume in February After Productive Year-End Session The Standard 73.3 percent share of scheduled parliamentary … Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking The Silent Session: Parliament and MATI’s Concealed Currency Bill Discussions The Standard Baarah 51 MPs MPs voting in favour of sending t… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking Backlog Resolved: Fishermen Set to Receive Funds in 48 Hours, Declares President The Standard Gaafaru 38 million rufiyaa amount owed to fishermen and sett… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking Domestic Debt Increased More Than MVR 11 Billion Over Past Year Maldives Republic MVR 77.3 billion Total treasury bills and bonds so… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Banking Convenience Boosted in Dhidhdhoo with MIB Expansion The Standard Addu City 24-hour Availability of deposit and withd… Source (opens The Standard in a new tab)
Finance & banking · Feature or interview Why Is Crony Capitalism So Strong and Widespread? Maldives Republic nearly INR 10 trillion Bad loans written off by Indian S… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Moody’s Confirms Maldives’ Caa2 Negative Outlook Rating Maldives Republic Caa2 Maldives long-term issuer rating Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking MMA Proposes Forex Bill; Critics Highlight Shift in President’s Stance Maldives Republic Malé US$500 USD to be exchanged per tourist a… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldives, India Ink MoU on Using Local Currencies in Bilateral Cross-border Transactions Maldives Republic Addu City US$400 million maximum swap drawal limit in US d… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Police Investigate Alleged Information Leak at MMA Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Muizzu Signs Controversial Constitutional Amendment Into Law Maldives Republic Addu Meedhoo 78 votes votes in favour of the constituti… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Muizzu Government Pushes Swift Constitutional Amendment to Block MP Defections Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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