{"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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State Recovers MVR 800M in Outstanding Revenue<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) collected MVR 882 million in overdue state dues last month. MIRA revenue recovery efforts produced results…<\/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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Indian Unlocks USD319M for Maldives Under New Rupee Swap Line<\/a><\/h2>
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India has cleared a fresh USD 319 million (INR 30 billion) disbursement to the Maldives, delivering a timely liquidity boost just as…<\/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 Denies New E-Commerce Fees Amid Social Media Rumours<\/a><\/h2>
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Bank of Maldives (BML) has firmly denied rumours that it has quietly raised BML e-commerce fees on online transactions. Specifically, the bank…<\/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 Tightens TT Procedures, Denies Cuts to Dollar Limits<\/a><\/h2>
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The Bank of Maldives (BML) has pushed back on growing speculation about its US dollar allocations for Telegraphic Transfers (TT). Specifically, the…<\/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 Usable Reserves Cross $400 Million Before Historic Sukuk Repayment<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives ended March on a strong financial footing. The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) confirms that the usable reserves jumped to approximately…<\/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 Tourism Land Rent Revenue Tops MVR 500 million in Q1 2026<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives had a strong start to 2026. The state collected MVR 549 million in tourism land rent during the first quarter.…<\/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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MIRA Names 48 Taxpayers Over Income Tax Filing Failures<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has published the names of 48 taxpayers who failed to file their Income Tax returns. The…<\/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 Customs Collects MVR 351 Million in March Trade Revenue<\/a><\/h2>
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The Maldives Customs Service collected MVR 351 million in state revenue from import and export activities in March. The figure shows a…<\/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 Slashes Equity Requirements to 5% for Home Construction Loans<\/a><\/h2>
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Bank of Maldives (BML) has shaken up its BML home construction financing scheme. Specifically, the bank now requires just 5% equity from…<\/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 Confirms Strong NOP and liquidity positions as it Sets the Record Straight<\/a><\/h2>
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Bank of Maldives (BML) released a public statement this week to address market confusion surrounding two key financial metrics: its US Dollar…<\/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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