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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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Numbers

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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 Civil Society Groups Urge Dismissal of Government Officials Accused of Corruption Maldives Republic Kaafu Atoll 25% State share awarded in the Fushid… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax State Expenditure Crosses MVR 13 Billion Mark Maldives Republic Hulhumalé MVR 13 billion State expenditure for 2024 Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Initiating Fiscal Reforms Essential to Maldives’ Sustained Economic Growth: World Bank Maldives Republic Addu City 1.88 million tourist arrivals in 2023 Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Regulation Allowing Retirement Benefits for Elections Commission Members Revoked Maldives Republic 55 and above Minimum age for retirement eligib… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Government Appeals Civil Court Ruling on GST Payment for Dharumavantha Hospital Maldives Republic Addu City USD 140 million (MVR 2.1 billion) Dharumavantha Hospital project va… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Government Initiates Treasury Bills Sale Worth MVR 2 Billion Maldives Republic Malé MVR 2 billion Total treasury bills to be issued Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Public Outcry Over Ex-Parliamentarians’ Allowances Sparks #StopFormerMpBenefits Movement Maldives Republic Hulhumalé 30% Allowance as share of current par… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking State Revenue up 34.4% in March Maldives Republic Malé 34.4 percent Year-on-year growth in state reve… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Energy & utilities PNC Faces Backlash Over Call to Provide Electricity Service Exclusively to Party Members Until End of Election Maldives Republic Dhidhdhoo 57 staff contract staff dismissed by the M… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Solih Calls for Probe Into Muizzu Admin’s Campaign Spending; Criticises Suspension of Projects in Addu Maldives Republic Addu City MVR 100 million Alleged state budget spending on … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Public finance & tax Public Outrage Over Government’s Extravagant Eid Lighting Amid Economic Concerns Maldives Republic Malé MVR 42.19 million cost of the Eid lighting project Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Government Disburses MVR 81.8 Million in Settlement Payment in Q1 2024 Maldives Republic Malé MVR 81.8 million settlement payments disbursed in … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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