{"id":1108,"date":"2021-06-29T23:13:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?page_id=1108"},"modified":"2025-05-04T20:32:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T20:32:53","slug":"finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?page_id=1108","title":{"rendered":"FINANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Loan Repayments Nearly Triple as the Debt Stock Nears MVR 97 Billion<\/a><\/h2>
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Maldives debt servicing dominated the government’s cash outflows through early June. Loan repayments reached MVR 8.7 billion by June 4. One year…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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Tourism Revenue Climbs Even as Fewer Guests Arrive<\/a><\/h2>
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Maldives tourism tax revenue rose through early June, even though fewer travelers reached the islands. Tourism Goods and Services Tax (TGST) reached…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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Consumption Taxes Carry the Economy as Subsidies Swell<\/a><\/h2>
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Maldives tax revenue growth anchored the state’s finances through the first five months of 2026. Tax receipts reached MVR 14.8 billion by…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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PayPal Launches in Maldives, Opening Global Commerce for Local Entrepreneurs<\/a><\/h2>
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Mal\u00e9, Maldives \u2014 PayPal now operates in the Maldives. President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu inaugurated the global payment platform today (June 15, 2026)…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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Lending to Your Own Government: A Guide to Maldivian Government Securities and the Law That Makes Them Work<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldivian state owed the market about MVR 97 billion through securities alone. That is not the foreign loans from India or…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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MMA Eid Banking Hours Announced for Al-Adha 1447 Break<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has confirmed its Eid Banking Hours for the upcoming Eid al-Adha 1447 holiday period. The authority will…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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Maldives Economy Grew 6.3% Despite Looming Storm: MMA Annual Report 2025<\/a><\/h2>
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Here’s the short version: 2025 was a really, really good year for the Maldivian economy. Surprised? Don’t be. The Maldives Monetary Authority…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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Maldives Fiscal Surplus Narrows to MVR1.04B as Loan Repayment Surge<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives’ fiscal scorecard for the first four months of 2026 closed with an overall surplus of MVR 1,036.2 million: a respectable…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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Maldives Green Tax Revenue Climbs to MVR 895M, Signaling Strong 2026 Tourism Pulse<\/a><\/h2>
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Maldives Green Tax revenue reached MVR 895.2 million in the first four months of 2026, an 18.6% jump on the same period…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n

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BML Debit Card Limit Changes Have Nothing to Do With Debt Repayment, Says Government<\/a><\/h2>
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The recent shake-up to BML debit card limits is not connected to the government’s foreign debt repayments last month. Chief Spokesperson at…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/article>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t

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