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Good afternoon · Friday 13 November · Maldives time
Week in brief
Weather
28°C
Overcast · feels like 33°
Sunrise & sunset
05:52–17:48
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.

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  1. First Lady attends opening of zero waste museum at COP31 3 outlets
  2. Development and Climate Resilience Must Go Hand in Hand: President 3 outlets
  3. Small island states seek climate justice, not sympathy, President Muizzu tells COP31 2 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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234 promises4 kept · 0 broken
Due in the next 30 days Deliver the Healthy Senior Citizens Programme, running for …Due in 3 daysComplete its examination of the proposed MVR 59.7 billion S…Due in 6 daysGenerate 1,500 job opportunities for young people and give …Due in 2 weeks Past their deadline1 promise

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Trade & customs Jet Fuel Drives Maldives’ Re-Exports Past 2025 Total Corporate Maldives USD 314.9 million Re-export earnings, January to Se… Source (opens Corporate Maldives in a new tab)
Justice Four arrested in Thinadhoo drug operation The Edition Thinadhoo 6.3g drugs seized Source (opens The Edition in a new tab)
Telecom & digital Dhiraagu opens EliteClub+ loyalty program to all customers Adhadhu (English) over 100 outlets offering benefits and dis… Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Fisheries & agriculture Maldives fisheries could plummet by 75 percent Adhadhu (English) 75 percent Projected decline in fish stocks … Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
Society Nasheed launches short story collection Adhadhu (English) MVR 250 Price of the book Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
News Budget 2027: Domestic debt projected to surpass MVR 100 billion Adhadhu (English) Source (opens Adhadhu (English) in a new tab)
News Thilamalé milestone, Aasandha co-payment and Salaf row Maldives Independent Malé Source (opens Maldives Independent in a new tab)
Finance & banking MIB’s Q3 net profit rises 43.96% to MVR 133 million MM TV (English) MVR 133 million Net profit Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Transport & ports MTCC completes concrete work on three North Harbour finger jetties MM TV (English) Malé MVR 18.98 million value of finger jetties project Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Finance & banking Maldives launches Prosper MSMEs study to improve market access and... 2 outlets : MM TV (English), The Edition Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Energy & utilities STELCO takes over utility services in Faafu, Dhaalu and Thaa atolls MM TV (English) Thaa Atoll Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)
Energy & utilities STELCO contracted to carry out sewerage repairs in Feevah MM TV (English) Feevah MVR 3,822,120 contract value for Feevah sewerag… Source (opens MM TV (English) in a new tab)

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