Customs to publish names of individuals and businesses with unpaid dues

Maldives Customs has announced a new policy to publicly disclose the names of individuals and businesses that fail to settle their outstanding payments. Under the policy, Customs will release details including the name of the defaulter, business...

Pakistan’s Fragile Economy Plunging Into Deeper Crisis, Trade Deficit Soars Close To $3.34 Billion Record High

New Delhi: Pakistan’s fragile economy is plunging into a deeper crisis with the country’s trade deficit soaring close to a record high of $3.34 billion in September, as exports declined by close to 12 per cent at $2.5 billion while imports jumped...

Pakistan’s Economy Deteriorates As Trade Deficit Hits Record High In Sept — Is Rising Military Spending To Blame?

Pakistan Economy (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Pakistan’s economic woes are worsening as the nation’s trade deficit nearly hit an alarming $3.34 billion in September. Latest figures reveal exports fell almost 12 per cent to $2.5 billion, while imports...

Maldivian Offers New Affordable Fares and Premium Comfort to South India

Maldivian, the national airline of the Maldives, has strengthened its regional network by enhancing flight services between the Maldives and South India. The airline now operates scheduled flights to Trivandrum (TRV) and Cochin (COK) using its...

Maldives Travel Warning: Is Your Dream Holiday Now a Terrorist Target?

Imagine the Maldives: turquoise waters lapping against the stilts of overwater villas, a destination synonymous with the perfect, serene escape. This idyllic image, however, has been clouded by a recent travel advisory citing potential terrorist...

SBI Maldives’ USD limit cut strains Indian expats; High Commission moves to ease impact

Indian expatriates in the Maldives are grappling with financial strain following the State Bank of India (SBI) Maldives’ decision to sharply reduce the outward remittance ceiling from USD 400 to USD 150 per month, effective October 25, 2025. The...

PayPal and Ooredoo announce intent to collaborate in Maldives

Maldives, 14 October 2025 – Ooredoo Fintech and PayPal announced their intent to collaborate in Maldives and are actively working on finalizing details of the partnership. The intended partnership is expected to benefit both consumers and...

Nasheed: Airport boom is financially unsound

Former President Mohamed Nasheed has criticized the Muizzu administration’s airport development policy, calling it financially untenable and indicative of poor planning. In a post on X on Thursday evening, Nasheed said the government’s approach to...

Ooredoo Maldives Launches Google Workspace to Empower Local Businesses

Ooredoo Maldives has announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to introduce Google Workspace services to businesses across the Maldives, marking a significant step forward in the country's digital transformation journey. The...

Bank of Maldives Begins Approvals for Hiyaavehi Housing Projects

Bank of Maldives (BML) has officially begun the approval process for housing projects under the government’s Hiyaavehi Financing Scheme, a program designed to make home construction more affordable for Maldivian families. The Hiyaavehi Scheme—a...

Africa's Top 100 Banks 2025: Southern Africa's big beasts grow

As ever, South African banks dominate our table of the biggest banks in Southern Africa, filling the top six positions. This is an established pattern, with the South African market dominated by the big six and no other banks from the country...

From hashtags to human connection: Experts at GM Forum 2025 explore how Maldives can win digital traveller

At the ninth edition of the Hotelier Maldives General Managers Forum 2025, a panel of distinguished industry leaders came together to discuss “Destination Marketing in the Digital Era: Building Maldives’ Global Presence Beyond the Beach.” The...

Trip.com’s Ru Yi at Hotelier Maldives GM Forum 2025: AI, connection and future of travel

At the ninth edition of the Hotelier Maldives General Managers (GM) Forum 2025, Ru Yi, Assistant Vice President of International Markets, APAC at Trip.com Group, delivered a keynote address titled ‘Travel in the Age of Digital Transformation.’...

Ooredoo Maldives launches Google Workspace for local businesses

Ooredoo Maldives has partnered with Google Cloud to introduce Google Workspace to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large businesses across the country. This new offering reflects Ooredoo’s ongoing commitment to equipping local...

Farushath appointed president of Media and Broadcasting Commission

The Maldives Parliament has confirmed Mohamed Farushath as the president of the newly established Maldives Media and Broadcasting Commission (MMBC). The appointment followed a vote in which 49 parliamentarians supported his selection. The...

Red Dot Representations strengthens trade partnerships with multi-city roadshow across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai

Red Dot Representations has successfully concluded a three-city travel trade roadshow across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai, held from 7–10 October 2025. The initiative brought together senior travel professionals and international tourism...

Bank of Maldives to Install ATMs in All Inhabited Islands by End of Month

The Bank of Maldives (BML) has announced that ATM will be installed in all inhabited islands of the Maldives by the end of this month, marking a major step in the bank’s nationwide financial inclusion initiative. Speaking at the inauguration...

Azerbaijan Airlines commences operations from VIA’s new terminal

Azerbaijan’s national carrier, Azerbaijan Airlines, has officially commenced operations from the newly opened terminal at Velana International Airport (VIA). A special ceremony was held by Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) to mark the...

Ooredoo to launch PayPal in Maldives next year

Ooredoo Maldives has announced plans to launch PayPal services in 2026, marking a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation and expanding access to international financial transactions for individuals and businesses. The company...

Maldives TV continues partnership as Media Partner for Hotelier Maldives GM Forum 2025

Hotelier Maldives, the leading hospitality media group in Maldives, has announced Maldives TV, part of Public Service Media (PSM), as the official Media Partner for the upcoming General Managers (GM) Forum 2025. Scheduled to take place at Kurumba...