Business Center Corporation (BCC) reveals Authentic Maldives had disbursed a total of USD1.8 million of collective revenues made by local businesses through their outlets.
Authentic Maldives, an SME development initiative by BCC, provides retail outlets for local ventures to sell and market their products.
The outlets under Authentic Maldives have become the most successful SME development project of BCC with over 160 local suppliers engaged in active businesses through them.
In January 2020, the first Authentic Maldives opened in Velana International Airport (VIA) followed by a second outlet opening at Hulhumale’ Centro Mall in November of the same year.
The third outlet came a year later in March 2021, at Male’ City while the first outlet in a local resort was opened in October 2021 at Kuda Vilingili Resort.
The most recent Authentic Maldives outlet was opened in CROSSROADS Maldives in July 2022, featuring over 70 unique local suppliers.