Business Trends That Will Drive Success in 2018
Business Trends That Will Drive Success in 2018
With the dawn of a new year, new business aims and objectives are set or renewed to...
Thilafushi Corporation to Open Spots for Leasing from the New Industrial Zone of Thilafushi
Thilafushi Corporation has mentioned that the development of Thilafushi Industrial Zone is ongoing at a fast pace and that they are planning to open...
Sri Lanka’s Hayleys buys Maldivian resort “Kudarah” for US$23mn
Sri Lanka’s Hayleys PLC has acquired a Maldivian resort named Kudarah Island Resort through their subsidiary Luxury Resort private limited for 23 million US...
Islamic economy said to be worth more than $3000 billion in 2015
Global Muslim spend across sectors of the Islamic economy surpassed $1.9 trillion in 2015, while the Islamic Finance sector has around $2 trillion in...
Summer Island Maldives Scoops Two Accolades at South Asian Travel Awards
Summer Island Maldives has won two prestigious awards, for South Asia’s Leading Beach Resort / Hotel and Maldives’ Leading Beach Resort / Hotel, at...
Leased Plots at ‘Guesthouse Island’ Baresdhoo will be Handed Over in February – MITDC
Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) has announced that land plots leased from ‘Guesthouse Island’ Baresdhoo in Laamu Atoll, will be handed over as...
Over 30 Merchants have Signed up to be Partners for Koo.mv
More than 30 merchants have signed up to be partners for Koo.mv, the most advanced online marketplace and the first of its kind in...
Hurawalhi Resort is Open
The luxury resort hotel has an undersea restaurant, a champagne pavilion, and 90 upscale villas, including 60 Ocean Villas and 30 Beach Villas. The...
Vista Rooms Expands to Maldives: Eyeing to be in 5 Countries by Year-End
Vista Rooms, one of South Asia’s brands of budget stays has launched in Maldives. Targeting the affordable accommodation segment, Vista Rooms aims to make...
Thomas Cook to open an own-branded resort in the Maldives
Thomas Cook is to open an own-branded hotel in the Maldives – one of 14 new properties to be developed in the next two...
Ooredoo Maldives has gone public
Ooredoo Maldives has decided to become a public limited company and sell their shares on the Maldives Stock Exchange.
Ooredoo Maldives which is a subsidiary...
National airline, Maldivian to ferry tourists to Laamu Baresdhoo
The National airline, Maldivian has been handed the responsibility to ferry tourists to the developing integrated tourist city, Laamu Baresdhoo. Baresdhoo is an integrated...
Global Halal Industry worth $3.66 trillion
The strength and the prosperity of the global halal industry has been trumpeted all over the news. The rise of Generation M - formally...
Ministry of Tourism Reveals Land Acquisition Fee Structure
Ministry of Tourism has revealed the acquisition fees for tourism-related projects.
Under the law of developing tourist resorts, hotels, guesthouses and marinas- acquisition fee can...
Happy Market to Invest in Increasing the Production of Life Water
It has been stated by the general manager of Happy Market, Ali Ihsaan, that they are all set to increase the production of life water....
CMDA formulates requirements to register investment funds
Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) tables requirements to formulate investment funds in the Maldives. CMDA is an independent body responsible for developing and regulating the...
Government to launch a special initiative to aid resorts near completion
The government has launched a special initiative to aid resorts near completion in a bid to boost bed capacity in the Maldives
Tourism Minister Moosa Zameer...
BML Has Opened a New Customer Service Center in Male’ Square
Bank of Maldives (BML) has opened a new customer service center in Male’ Square located in Ameenee Magu, Gaakoshi Flat.
The new customer service center...
Land reclamation for airport’s new runway begins
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Monday inaugurated the land reclamation work of Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) expansion project.
The project, which is set...
Moody’s assigns first-time B2 issuer rating to the Government of Maldives
Moody's Investors Service has today assigned first-time local and foreign-currency issuer ratings of B2 to the Government of the Maldives. The rating outlook is...
New Self Service Banking ATM to support local community in LH. HINNAVARU
Bank of Maldives has introduced Self Service Banking in Lh. Hinnavaru, with a new ATM that will support the banking needs of the local...
Zongshen eyes stakes in seaplane operators
Zongshen Group, a manufacturer of generators and engines, plans to purchase a stake in the biggest seaplane airline in the Maldives this year, in...
THAI AIRASIA to begin Bangkok – Male’ flights
Thailand-based low-cost airline Thai AirAsia is to begin direct flight operations between Thai capital Bangkok and Maldives starting July.
An official from the authority told local...
State revenue increases by 16 percent more than predicted figure
State revenue has increased by 16 percent more than the predicted figures.
According to statistics report by government taxation...
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