{"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<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1108\" class=\"elementor elementor-1108\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has-el-gap el-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf12a16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bf12a16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674cce5d\" data-id=\"674cce5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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{sponsor}&quot;,&quot;meta_above&quot;:[&quot;cat&quot;],&quot;meta_below&quot;:[&quot;date&quot;],&quot;meta_sponsor_above&quot;:[],&quot;meta_sponsor_below&quot;:[&quot;sponsor&quot;,&quot;date&quot;],&quot;media_ratio&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;media_ratio_custom&quot;:1.3,&quot;media_width&quot;:36,&quot;read_more&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;load-more&quot;,&quot;excerpt_length&quot;:22,&quot;content_vcenter&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;grid_on_sm&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;meta_author_img&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;container_width&quot;:66,&quot;separators&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;card&quot;,&quot;space_below&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;heading_type&quot;:&quot;e3&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;terms&quot;:[&quot;2424&quot;],&quot;posts&quot;:10,&quot;meta_sponsor_items_default&quot;:true,&quot;query_type&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;sort_days&quot;:null,&quot;is_sc_call&quot;:true,&quot;meta_items_default&quot;:true}}\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"loop loop-list loop-list-card grid grid-1 md:grid-1 sm:grid-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17709\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"Rufiyaa Symbol Enters Unicode 18.0, Clearing the Way for Standard Use Across Digital Platforms\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rufiyaa-Symbol-300x172.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"Rufiyaa Symbol Enters Unicode 18.0, Clearing the Way for Standard Use Across Digital Platforms\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rufiyaa-Symbol-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rufiyaa-Symbol-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rufiyaa-Symbol-450x258.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Rufiyaa-Symbol.jpg 1035w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17709\">Rufiyaa Symbol Enters Unicode 18.0, Clearing the Way for Standard Use Across Digital Platforms<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-17T11:05:07+05:00\">September 17, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Unicode Consortium has released version 18.0 of the Unicode Standard, and the Maldivian Rufiyaa symbol has been included in it. The&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17697\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"No Further Amendment Planned on Dollar Exchange Requirement: AG\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"No Further Amendment Planned on Dollar Exchange Requirement: AG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Usham.jpg 2048w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">FINANCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\">FINANCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17697\">No Further Amendment Planned on Dollar Exchange Requirement: AG<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-14T20:30:37+05:00\">September 14, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Attorney General of the Maldives, Uz Ahmed Usham, has said that the government has no intention, for the present, of bringing&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17688\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"Businesses Report Weeks-long Delays on BML Telegraphic Transfers as Dollar Shortage Deepens\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-300x214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"Businesses Report Weeks-long Delays on BML Telegraphic Transfers as Dollar Shortage Deepens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-1536x1096.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-450x321.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BML-CEO.jpg 1600w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17688\">Businesses Report Weeks-long Delays on BML Telegraphic Transfers as Dollar Shortage Deepens<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T06:47:45+05:00\">September 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A number of businesses have raised concerns over the difficulties arising from prolonged delays in the processing of telegraphic transfers (TTs) through&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17685\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"MMA Renews Warning on Unlicensed Money Changing as Police Log 65 Black Market Reports\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"MMA Renews Warning on Unlicensed Money Changing as Police Log 65 Black Market Reports\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-450x291.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA-1200x776.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMA.jpg 2000w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17685\">MMA Renews Warning on Unlicensed Money Changing as Police Log 65 Black Market Reports<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T06:33:49+05:00\">September 10, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) has appealed to all parties to comply with the Foreign Exchange Act, having noted that foreign currency&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17649\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"UK Travel Body&#8217;s Plea to Delay Maldives Tourism Tax Overtaken by Ratification\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"UK Travel Body&#8217;s Plea to Delay Maldives Tourism Tax Overtaken by Ratification\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tourism-industry.jpg 1200w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">FINANCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\">FINANCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17649\">UK Travel Body&#8217;s Plea to Delay Maldives Tourism Tax Overtaken by Ratification<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-09-05T23:36:16+05:00\">September 5, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Britain&#8217;s largest travel association, ABTA Limited, asked the Maldives to suspend a new tax on foreign sellers of Maldives holidays four days&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17624\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"Maldives Ramps Up Council Grants as State Spending Climbs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MIRA-300x193.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"Maldives Ramps Up Council Grants as State Spending Climbs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MIRA-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MIRA-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MIRA-450x290.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MIRA.jpg 850w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">FINANCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\">FINANCE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17624\">Maldives Ramps Up Council Grants as State Spending Climbs<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T12:20:09+05:00\">August 31, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Maldivian government has raised transfers to local councils by 15.8 percent, according to the Finance Ministry&#8217;s latest weekly fiscal report, in&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17601\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"Parliament Passes Foreign Currency Law Amendments Raising Deposit Threshold to USD 25 Million\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"Parliament Passes Foreign Currency Law Amendments Raising Deposit Threshold to USD 25 Million\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro-450x298.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro-1200x795.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dollar-to-Euro.jpg 1500w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\" tabindex=\"-1\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta post-meta-a has-below\"><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-above\"><span class=\"meta-item post-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2423\" class=\"category term-color-2423\" rel=\"category\">BUSINESS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><h2 class=\"is-title post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17601\">Parliament Passes Foreign Currency Law Amendments Raising Deposit Threshold to USD 25 Million<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-26T18:59:17+05:00\">August 26, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The People&#8217;s Majlis (Maldives Parliament) passed the government&#8217;s amendments to the Foreign Currency Act on Wednesday. Members voted 47 in favor and&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17591\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"Maldives Central Bank Targets Money Changers as Dollar Black Market Widens\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MMA-1-300x225.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" title=\"Maldives Central Bank Targets Money Changers as Dollar Black Market Widens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MMA-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MMA-1-768x576.png 768w, 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Black Market Widens<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"post-meta-items meta-below\"><span class=\"meta-item date\"><span class=\"date-link\"><time class=\"post-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-24T15:27:50+05:00\">August 24, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Maldives Monetary Authority has opened investigations into money changers after finding that businesses earning large sums in foreign currency are moving&hellip;<\/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<article class=\"l-post list-post list-post-v-center grid-on-sm list-card-post m-pos-left\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=17584\" class=\"image-link media-ratio ratio-is-custom\" title=\"Maldives Subsidy Bill Jumps 44% as Middle East Conflict Lifts Fuel Costs\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"208\" 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270px\" title=\"Parliament Committee Criminalizes Off-Rate Dollar Sales\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mbt.mv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Public-Accounts-Committee-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-labels cat-labels-overlay c-overlay p-bot-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?cat=2424\" class=\"category term-color-2424\" rel=\"category\" 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