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Good morning · Saturday 14 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
27°C
Light drizzle · feels like 31°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
Calculated for Malé
Dollar 23.50 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 returns to Maldives following COP31 visit
  2. President calls for climate finance reform to support SIDS 3 outlets
  3. President urges unity and patriotism above political differences 3 outlets

Happening todayRegistration for the Ooredoo Fun Run 2026 closes after being extended by another week.

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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 2 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 5 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Finance & banking President Reveals Strategies to Address U.S. Dollar Shortage Maldives Republic Addu City 30 percent Share of U.S. dollar earnings ret… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking HC Resumes Hearings on Yameen’s Appeal Against Money Laundering Conviction Maldives Republic Vaavu Atoll 11-year jail sentence under appeal Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking President Writes Off SDFC Covid Loan Interest, Doubles Repayment Period Maldives Republic Malé 10 years extended repayment period Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Muizzu Advocates for Pension Fund Reform Maldives Republic Alif Dhaalu Atoll MVR 20 billion pension fund holdings Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Ex-MMPRC Head Gets 12-Year Sentence for Financial Misappropriation Maldives Republic 12-year Additional prison sentence handed… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldivian Banks Not Conducive to Illicit Activities: Yameen Maldives Republic Addu City 11-year prison sentence Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Construction & property PPM/PNC Candidate Muizzu Embroiled in Multi-Million Rufiyaa Financial Scandals Maldives Republic Hulhumalé USD 70,499 (MVR 1,087,094.58) Payments in 2018 from Hunan No. 6… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking SDFC Looks to Establish Islamic SME Bank Maldives Republic Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Over MVR10 Million Worth Transactions in 48 Hours: MMA Maldives Republic MVR10.6 million value of transactions on Favara Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking VP Champions More Financial Sector Development Maldives Republic Malé 13,000 flats flats allocated for housing in th… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking Alhan Banned From Overseas Travel Maldives Republic MVR90,000 Amount ordered by Civil Court for… Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)
Finance & banking ‘Jazeera Raajje’ Has Become a Reality – President Solih Maldives Republic Addu City Source (opens Maldives Republic in a new tab)

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