News Maldives Economy: Women’s History Month - Trailblazing Women Who Are Disrupting Industries & Advocating For Change
Women's Month in March is a time to celebrate the incredible contributions of women and raise awareness about the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender equality. By caring about this important issue and taking action to support women, we can create a brighter, more equal future for all
News Maldives Economy: Opinion: Decoding Maldives bond
While India’s relations with the island nation have seen a new dawn, the real issue is to maintain this mindful engagement ...
News Maldives Economy: OU Maldivian professor, students look toward home, raise awareness about country's climate crisis
Now at OU, nearly 10,000 miles away from her home and family, Nihad said it is hard for her to watch from afar as the climate crisis in the Maldives worsens. Nearly 19 years after the 2004 tsunami, ...
News Maldives Economy: Why Sri Lanka Needs to Tell the World It’s Open for Tourism
A resilient tourism industry in Sri Lanka now waits for the government to communicate to the world that the country is open to tourists.
News Maldives Economy: RBI signs currency swap agreement with Maldives Monetary Authority
The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) to enable MMA to make drawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum of $200 million from the ...
News Maldives Economy: Robust historical ties between India, Maldives getting stronger
Maldives, too, like India, has been subjected to prolonged colonial rule and exploitation. The Maldives is located very close to the western coast of India, about 70 nautical miles away from Minicoy.
News Maldives Economy: RBI, Maldives Monetary Authority sign swap pact
“This agreement will enable the MMA to make drawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum of $200 million from the RBI,” a press release said.
News Maldives Economy: Flydubai is first UAE airline to launch flights to Maldives’ Gan airport
Holidaymakers keen to travel to the Maldives from the UAE will soon have another way to get there. Low-cost airline flydubai will be launching flights to Gan International Airport in the southern tip ...
News Maldives Economy: Flydubai to fly to 2nd airport in the Maldives from 4 Feb
Flydubai has announced the launch of a new daily service to Gan International Airport (GAN) from 04 February 2023.
News Maldives Economy: With Planning Aging Population Could Result in a Silver Dividend
An aging population needn’t be a burden, experts told Parliamentarians at a conference co-hosted by UNFPA Asia Pacific and APDA.
News Maldives Economy: The Climate Crisis Is Driving Poorer Nations to Desperate Measures
Heavily indebted nations’ threat to stop payment on debts is a last-ditch effort to get rich countries to pay attention to their plight.
News Maldives Economy: Grain Markets Set for Supply Shock of a Lifetime, Economist Says
(Bloomberg) -- Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could devastate global grain markets so deeply that it’s likely to be the biggest supply shock in living memory. Most Read from BloombergRussia’s Rating Cut to Junk; Talks on Tap: Ukraine UpdateChina Holds Talks With Ukraine, Further Edging Away From RussiaResignation Sets In as Russians Face Their New Economic RealityRussian Oligarchs’ Yachts Head for Maldives as Sanctions LeviedBillionaire Roman Abramovich Says He’s Selling Chelsea Football ClubThat’
News Maldives Economy: SriLankan partners with Manta Air to connect Maldives tourist islands
ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lankan Airlines has partnered with Maldives-based Manta Air to connect travelers from Gan Island to Koodhdhoo City in the Maldives to meet the diverse needs of th ...
News Maldives Economy: Tata Housing to invest $36 million to develop two residential projects in Maldives
Tata Housing, which entered the Maldives market around a decade ago, has already completed a social housing project in the island country in partnership with the Maldives government.
News Maldives Economy: Mauritius sails to Maldives to ascertain rights over Chagos Archipelago
Mauritius has sent a scientific expedition to survey its maritime borders with the Maldives in relation to an ongoing dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago. The survey will help resolve the dispute between both countries over the maritime boundary in an area near the Chagos islands. The Bleu de Nîmes shipping vessel set out on 8 February from the Seychelles for a two-week mission with a team of scientists, lawyers, Chagossians, and Mauritian officials.It is sailing
News Maldives Economy: DEAL OF THE DAY: Emirates is slashing prices on flights to Maldives, Sri Lanka from £499
EMIRATES is offering discounts on trips to romantic islands and now customers have the chance to visit Maldives, Sri Lanka, Thailand for low prices. But hurry to book before the deal ends.
News Maldives Economy: Chinese Foreign Minister to Visit Maldives and Sri Lanka Amid Economic Battles
First Published on January 3, 2022 at dri.thediplomat.com On December 30, 2021 the Chinese foreign ministry announced Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s upcoming visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka, following ...
News Maldives Economy: Realising a Digital Future for Maldives
The World Bank Group and the Ministry of Economic Development recently hosted a High-Level Roundtable on Digital Development in Maldives. The event explored how the Maldives can use digital technologies for green, resilient, and inclusive growth in the post-COVID era. While Maldives has a high internet penetration rate, legal, regulatory and policy constraints hinder accelerated digitisation.