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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 31°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.57 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. First Lady attends opening of Zero Waste Museum
  2. President Muizzu Establishes Advisory Council of State Dignitaries 6 outlets
  3. President Muizzu attends opening of Antalya Leaders’ Summit at COP31 4 outlets

Happening todayThursday, 12 November was declared a government holiday, combining with the Republic Day holiday on 11 November.

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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

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 4 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Construction & property MP Siyam Seeks Sovereign Guarantee for US$165 Million Resort Project Maldives Republic Dhigurah US$165 million Estimated cost of Emerald Lagoon … Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Government Inaugurates Hankede Tourism Project Maldives Republic Addu City US$142.9 million (MVR 2.3 billion) contract value of the Hankede pro… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property IAS Invites Development Proposals for Maafaru International Airport Hotel Maldives Republic Maafaru 50-bed hotel capacity Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Nasheed, Muizzu Highlight Advantages of Halting Debt Monetisation Maldives Republic Baa Atoll MVR 15.42 Fixed US Dollar exchange rate set… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Government Signs MoU With Thai Company to Develop International Airport at GDh. Thinadhoo 2 reports : Maldives Republic Thinadhoo 12 resorts resorts to be developed by contra… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Addu City To Gain 6,000 Tourism Beds; President Muizzu Announces as Addu Bridge Survey Gets Underway Maldives Republic Addu City 6,000 beds tourism beds added by Asseyri Tou… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Invest Maldives 2024 Dubai Attracts 290 Representatives Across 130 Companies Maldives Republic Uligan 130 companies companies attending the Invest Ma… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Loans Outstanding Rise to MVR 40 Billion in December: MMA Maldives Republic Malé MVR 40 billion Total loans and advances outstand… 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 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)
Construction & property Muizzu Inaugurated as Eighth President of Maldives Maldives Republic Malé 4,000 year years of national history cited Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property Govt. Extends Construction and Redevelopment Periods for Tourism Properties Maldives Republic two years instead of 18 months Maximum extension allowed under t… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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