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Good morning · Sunday 15 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Showers · feels like 29°
Sunrise & sunset
05:53–17:49
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.49 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.

Today's card

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  1. National campaign to promote respect launches tonight with fireworks 8 outlets
  2. President Muizzu returns from COP31 in Turkey 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

Promises

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337 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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Finance & banking MTCC Posts Revenue of Over MVR 3 Billion in 2023 Maldives Republic Malé MVR 3.24 billion MTCC revenue in 2023 Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Israeli Siege on Hospitals Heightens Despite Ceasefire Talks Maldives Republic 40-day Duration of ceasefire in proposal… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports RACL Signs Up MNU for Nationwide Cargo Study Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Health Maldives, Sri Lanka To Establish Framework for Medical Evacuation Flights Maldives Republic Malé Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property China To Provide Free Maintenance on Sinamalé Bridge for Three More Years: Minister Muththalib Maldives Republic Hulhumalé approximately US$200 million Total cost of the Sinamalé Bridge Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports New Runway at Hanimaadhoo International Airport Becomes Operational Maldives Republic Hanimaadhoo 1,200-metre length of newly operational runwa… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Tourism Job Market Expanded in Q4 of 2023: MMA Report Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Infrastructure Ministry Seeks Consultancy for Preliminaries on Thinadhoo-Kaadehdhdhoo Link Project Maldives Republic Thinadhoo 4.4 km Distance between Kaadedhdhoo and … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Maldivian to Increase Weekly Flights to Hoarafushi Maldives Republic Hoarafushi Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking India’s Exim Bank Funds Earmarked for Malé Port Project Will Be Reallocated Across Other Projects: Finance Minister Maldives Republic Malé US$400 million (MVR 6.1 billion) Estimated cost of commercial port… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property First-Of-Its-Kind Underwater Tunnel Will Connect Malé and Ras Malé: President Muizzu Maldives Republic Malé 1,153 hectares land to be reclaimed under the Ra… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Transport & ports Hanimaadhoo Airport’s 1,200-Metre Runway Section To Become Operational Next Week Maldives Republic Hanimaadhoo 1,200 meter runway section going into service Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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