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Good evening · Thursday 12 November · Maldives time

Week in brief

Weather

28°C

Overcast · feels like 32°

Sunrise & sunset

05:52–17:48

Calculated for Malé

Dollar 23.59 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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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 +0.3% vs previous +1.2% vs a year earlier Inflation rate 1.17% Sep 2026 · MMA +0.4 pts vs previous -2.6 pts vs a year earlier Total tourist arrivals 148,801Tourists Sep 2026 · MMA -23.8% vs previous -0.5% vs a year earlier Occupancy rate 44.10% Sep 2026 · MMA -14.8 pts vs previous -2.6 pts vs a year earlier

Promises

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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken

Next due · Nov 2026 Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for one year in monthly batches wi… Promised Medium impact

Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 4 days Complete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 7 days Generate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

Latest development · 7 Nov A National Quran Centre branch opened in Maavah, with nine more registered and 12 applica… Partly kept Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Hassan Zareer

What the news is about

stories, last 7 days · as of 23:58

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Construction & property15
↓ 92 fewer than last week · Tornado hits Lhaimagu, causing extensive damage 7 outlets
Public finance & tax12
↓ 65 fewer than last week · India and Saudi Arabia forecast to lead bilateral grant support... 2 outlets
Tourism & hospitality12
↓ 39 fewer than last week · Long-delayed Hulhumale' City Hotel opens as Manhattan Grand Hotel 9 outlets
Finance & banking10
↓ 73 fewer than last week · Vice President wraps up Maldives’ participation in 28th CHOGM 5 outlets
Health8
↓ 26 fewer than last week · Maldives receives regional award for excellence in primary healthcare 6 outlets
Transport & ports8
↓ 37 fewer than last week · Ministries partner to strengthen electric vehicle maintenance... 3 outlets

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All Construction & property 216Finance & banking 187Public finance & tax 178Tourism & hospitality 126Transport & ports 118Health 110Trade & customs 110Education 83 Energy & utilities 65 Telecom & digital 60 Fisheries & agriculture 56

Finance & banking Public invited to comment on proposed tax appeal changes One Online 28 Oct Addu City 100 per cent Share of disputed tax required be… Source

Finance & banking President Invites Chinese Investors to Join Maldives’ Vision for 2040 Miadhu 28 Oct USD 440 million Value of goods imported from China Source

Construction & property Forum Will Open Doors to Practical Business Opportunities, Says Minister Saeed Miadhu 28 Oct Source

Finance & banking International Zakat Conference 2026 has begun The Edition 28 Oct Source

Finance & banking Maldives open to responsible investment: President 4 outlets 28 Oct USD440 million Value of goods imported by Maldiv… Source

Finance & banking President Muizzu Calls for Chinese Partnerships That Deliver Jobs and Skills Corporate Maldives 28 Oct approximately USD 440 million Maldives imports of goods from Ch… Source

Finance & banking MIRA Signs Addendum on Financial Account Information Exchange Corporate Maldives 27 Oct Source

Construction & property CBM re-auctions Malé land plots following loan repayment defaults Adhadhu (English) 27 Oct Malé MVR 3.8 million combined minimum reserve price fo… Source

Finance & banking BML signs as Banking Partner of Maldives Expo 2026 4 outlets 26 Oct Hulhumalé Source

Finance & banking BML to enable MSMEs to receive international payments through the BML payment gateway Maldives Financial Review 26 Oct Source

Finance & banking Resorts Required to Deposit 40% of Monthly Revenue in Banks Miadhu 26 Oct 40% share of monthly revenue resorts … Source

Finance & banking Allied Wins Two Awards at IFFSA 2026 2 outlets 26 Oct Source

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