Housing Market
By Abdul Haleem
Residential housing is one of the most talked about issue in the Maldives. Residential housing...
COVID-19’s Impact on Maldivian Retail Industry
Supermarkets and stores
have been responding to an unprecedented demand triggered by the global COVID-19
crisis. Maldives supermarkets and stores, previously dependant on in-store
customers...
COVID-19 Updates for 18th May
The total number of confirmed cases in Maldives has reached 1,094, with 1,031 active cases, 59 recoveries, and 4 fatalities.
Daily Highlights – 18th May
Here are the latest news updates for 18th May
MET Office Issues Yellow Alert for Southern Maldives
Ooredoo Group & Ooredoo Maldives Donates MVR 2.5 Million to the Government of Maldives...
Ooredoo Group and Ooredoo Maldives have contributed MVR 2,500,000.00 to the Government of Maldives to acquire ventilators, personal protective equipment, and testing...
Male’ City Prepares to Embrace “New Normal”
Male’ City Council has begun preparations to get the city ready to embrace the ‘new normal’ after WHO warned that the COVID-19...
STO Earns MVR 2.4 Billion as Revenue in the 1st quarter of 2020
In the
first quarter of 2020, State Trading Organisation (STO) earned MVR 2.4 billion
as revenue, according to the 1st quarter reports of state-owned...
Finance Ministry Extends Freelancer’s Relief Loan Limit to MVR 30,000
The loan given to freelancers to financially assist them amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended from MVR 18,000 to MVR 30,000,...
Employee Recall Heavily Depend On Occupancy Rates
Government of Maldives has closed its borders and declared lockdowns under its efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. As a result,...
COVID-19 Updates For 17th May
The
total number of confirmed cases in Maldives has reached 1,078, with 1,015
active cases, 59 recoveries, and 4 fatalities.
Here
are...
Daily Highlights – 17th May
Here are
the latest news updates of 17th May
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Bangladeshi Nationals Repatriated
Malaysia Drops Charges Against ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer
Malaysian prosecutors have dropped money laundering charges against “The Wolf of Wall Street” film producer and stepson of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak...
Mango Donates 1% of In-Store Sales to COVID-19 Solidarity Response Funds
1% of each in-store sale made at Mango Stores will be donated to World Health Organization (WHO)’s COVID-19 funds to support vulnerable...
USD 200 Million is not Enough to Manage the Country – Finance Ministry
The government of Maldives is working on acquiring USD 200 million from foreign financial institutes as funds to recover from the COVID-19...
Zakat Payments Made Easy Via m-Faisaa
Ooredoo enabled its customers to make their Zakat payments to the Islamic Ministry at the convenience of their homes via m-Faisaa on...
Restarting Maldives Economy – Expert Opinion
Government of Maldives has declared lockdown since 15th March 2020 due to spread of COVID-19 in the community. IMF now projects that...
COVID-19 Updates For 16th May
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Maldives has
reached 1,031, with 978 active cases, 49 recoveries, and 4 fatalities.
Daily Highlights – 16th May
Here are the latest news updates for 16th May
MNDF Cautions Against Sea Travel During Bad Weather
COVID-19 Updates For 15th May
The total number of confirmed cases in Maldives has reached 982, with 932 active cases, 46 recoveries, and 4 fatalities.
MasterCard Appoints Rajesh Mani As Country Manager For Sri Lanka, Maldives
Rajesh Mani has been appointed as MasterCard’s new Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Mani took to...
How Safe Are Home Deliveries Amid COVID-19?
According to World Health Organization,
though COVID-19 spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets
from the nose or mouth, the virus can...
President conveys condolences to the family of Late Maroshi Hussain Abdulla
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has extended condolences to the family of the Order of the Dignified Rule of Kalaafaanu Hussain Abdulla (Maroshi...
Auditor General’s Office to Host Webinar For Auditors and Accountants
In the view of starting a dialogue on being prepared for the new norm in the post-COVID-19 scenario, the Institute of Audit...
Daily Highlights – 14th May
Here are the latest news updates for 14th May.
Ministry of Higher Education to Financially Assist Students Abroad
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