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President assures more favourable opportunities for SMEs within the next three months
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu announced a series of SME support measures to be introduced between November 2026 and January 2027, including USD payment facilities, tax-free zones in Addu City, GST threshold revisions, zero-rated import duties on raw materials, and a second-phase youth loan scheme. The announcements were made at the awards ceremony of Maldives Expo 2026 at Barceló Nasandhura.
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What happened
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Fri 1 JanZero-rating of import duties on raw materials imported by SMEs for production purposesMaldivesMinistry of Economic Development & Trade
Sun 1 NovLocal SMEs to receive payments in US Dollars for transactions conducted worldwide via the Bank of Maldives Gatewayeffective 1 Novemberonly Ministry of Economic Development & Tradeeffective 1 November, local SMEs will be able to receive payments in US Dollars for transactions conducted worldwide via the Bank of Maldives Gateway
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How the reporting differs
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Ministry of Economic Development & TradeOfficial
President assures more favourable opportunities for SMEs within the next three months
MVR 1 million Mandatory GST registration threshold (current)
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MVR 1 millionMandatory GST registration threshold (current)Ministry of Economic Development & Tradethe mandatory GST registration threshold will be raised from MVR 1 million to MVR 1.5 million, effective 1 January
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Other events named
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Establishment of dedicated tax-free zones for the SME sector, with a pilot in Addu Citycommencing 1 January next yearAddu CityMinistry of Economic Development & Tradeplans to establish dedicated tax-free zones for the SME sector commencing 1 January next year, with the initial three-year pilot project to be launched in Addu City
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