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Ihavandhippolhu Set to Revolutionise Economy: Fayyaz
Minister of Economic Development Fayyaz Ismail said the international bunkering facility under the Ihavandhippolhu port city development will revolutionise the Maldivian economy, speaking at the ceremony finalising the agreement between STO and Qatar's Urbacon Trading and Contracting Company (UCC). The article notes prior studies of the atoll's strategic position along east-west shipping routes and the government's vision of developing the north as an economic hub.
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the project will bring extensive development to the northernmost region of the Maldives
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More than USD18 trillionvalue of goods transported across the seven-degree channelMaldives RepublicMore than USD18 trillion worth of goods are transported across the seven-degree channel annually, with over 70,000 ships crossing the Indian Ocean every year.
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over 70,000ships crossing the Indian OceanMaldives RepublicMore than USD18 trillion worth of goods are transported across the seven-degree channel annually, with over 70,000 ships crossing the Indian Ocean every year.
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more than 30large cities accessible from the atollMaldives Republicthe atoll's central location in the Indian Ocean, with access to more than 30 large cities within a radius of 4000 km
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approximately 1.7 billion peoplepopulation base accessible through SAFTAMaldives Republicaccess to a population base of approximately 1.7 billion people through the South Asian Free Trade Arrangement (SAFTA), was a key motivator for investing in the region.
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A ceremony was held to finalise the agreement between STO and Qatar's Urbacon Trading and Contracting Company (UCC) for establishing the international bunkering facility.Maldives RepublicSpeaking at the ceremony to finalise the agreement between the State Trading Organisation (STO) and Qatar's Urbacon Trading and Contracting Company (UCC) for establishing the international bunkering facility
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