The Maldives lifted restrictions on domestic non-essential travel and reduced curfew hours on Wednesday as daily COVID-19 cases have dipped below 200, local media reported. The president’s …
Bangladesh looks to export resort wear to Maldives
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested the Maldivian government to import readymade garments from Bangladesh, especially resort wear and leisure garments.
Maldives opens pre-qualification for 14-MW solar tender
The Maldives has opened pre-qualification for a tender to develop, finance, construct and operate a solar photovoltaic (PV) powe …
World Bank Financial Facility Strengthens Maldives’ COVID-19 Response
Maldives signed an agreement with the World Bank to create a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) that gave the country a critical tool to help finance its response to COVID-19.
India Tightens Grip on Maldives
COLOMBO: India has tightened its grip over the Maldives with three recent steps:
-It is believed to have been the primary force behind …
Maldives Builds First-Of-Its Kind Floating Island City To Mitigate Climate Change
To mitigate the effects of climate change and rising sea levels, the atoll nation of Maldives is building the first-of-its kind floating island city. Designed by Dutch Docklands, the development will …
Maldives issues tender for 40MW / 40MWh of battery storage
The Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives has begun tendering for 40MW / 40MWh of battery energy storage systems across several regions.
World Bank gets straight to the point on charting a new FDI path for Sri Lanka
Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal skipped the usual preliminaries at the recent Sri Lanka Invest Forum (SLIF) and came straight to the point and told the …
World Bank gets straight to the point on charting a new FDI path for Sri Lanka
Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal skipped the usual preliminaries at the recent Sri Lanka Invest Forum (SLIF) and came straight to the point and told the …
A victory for Maldives and South Asia
The election of Maldives’ Foreign Minister, Abdulla Shahid, as the 76th President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) could not have come at a better time for the island nation. Shahid …