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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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Tourism & hospitality Maldives Named Fourth Friendliest Country by Condé Nast Traveller Maldives Republic Hulhumalé 93.5 percentile Maldives ranking score in Condé N… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking New Exchange Regulations: Registration Portal Goes Live as MMA, Government Face Tourism Industry Pressure Maldives Republic Hoarafushi US$500 Required foreign currency exchang… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property UAE Firm Secures Contract for Management of Yet-to-Be-Developed Hankede Resort Maldives Republic Addu City $142.9 million loan financing the resort's devel… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking MATI Delays Reethi Raajje’ Event Amid Rising Tensions With MMA Maldives Republic Malé US$500 Fixed foreign exchange amount per… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking MATI Slams MMA for Ignoring Concerns in New Foreign Exchange Regulations Maldives Republic US$500 Minimum foreign currency exchange… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Fayyaz Voices Concerns Over New Foreign Exchange Regulations for Tourism Industry Maldives Republic Malé US$500 Minimum US dollar exchange per to… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Maldives, Saudi Arabia Ink Trade Relations MoU Maldives Republic Dharavandhoo Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Ambassador Wang Reaffirms China’s Commitment to Maldives’ Development Maldives Republic Malé 100-bed Bed capacity of tertiary hospital… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality President Muizzu to Visit India in Early October Maldives Republic Malé US$50 million US dollar payment rolled over by … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Tourism Minister Pledges to Amend Maldives’ Recreational Diving Regulations Maldives Republic Fuvahmulah 24-hour no-fly period enforced by the Mal… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Tourism & hospitality Regulation Change on Foreign Vessels Grants Exclusivity to Maldivian Businesses Maldives Republic Ihavandhoo US$650 Reduced daily passenger licence f… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking MMA Urges Tourism Industry to Retain Higher Percentage of USD Revenue Within Banking System Maldives Republic Addu City US$68 million Tourism sector transactions with … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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