{"id":15850,"date":"2025-05-04T18:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T18:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?page_id=15850"},"modified":"2025-05-04T20:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T20:06:46","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?page_id=15850","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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STO Reports MVR 276 Million Net Profit in Q1 2026: A Resilience Story Forged Through Pandemics and Wars<\/a><\/h2>
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The State Trading Organization (STO), the Maldives’ largest listed state-owned enterprise, on 22 April 2206 published a first-quarter scorecard that immediately re-set…<\/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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Inside Two Weeks That Redrew the Maldives Economy<\/a><\/h2>
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The past fortnight has been unlike any other for the Maldives economy-Middle East war story. What began in late February as 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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The Prosperity Paradox: Why Does the World Get Poorer Every Time It Starts Getting Richer?<\/a><\/h2>
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Let’s start with a simple observation. Think about the last few times the global economy was doing genuinely well, not just for…<\/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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The Gathering Storm: How the Middle East Conflict Could Sink An Already Listing Ship<\/a><\/h2>
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Halal Tourism; how the Maldives can get a slice of this USD 225 M market<\/a><\/h2>
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It’s been over 50 years since tourism as an activity began in the Maldives. What started out a single tourist resort that…<\/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 government expenditures observe notable decline in first four months of 2025; is this a sign of effective austerity measures at play?<\/a><\/h2>
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The cumulative state expenditure has observed notable decline in the first four months of 2025, reports the Ministry of Finance. In its…<\/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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Mark Carney: A Banker Turned Statesman \u2013 Canada\u2019s New Prime Minister<\/a><\/h2>
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Mark Joseph Carney has never been a conventional politician. Once hailed as one of the most influential central bankers of his generation,…<\/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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Economists Warn of Rising Recession Risk Amid Trump\u2019s Tariff Uncertainty<\/a><\/h2>
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A growing number of leading economists are warning that the U.S. economy could be headed for a recession, with uncertainty surrounding President…<\/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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Cracking the Dolphin Code: How Google\u2019s AI Is Bringing Us Closer to Talking with Dolphins<\/a><\/h2>
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In a remarkable leap for artificial intelligence \u2014 and for marine science \u2014 Google has announced the development of DolphinGemma, an advanced…<\/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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The Short-Form Video Boom: How TikTok Sparked a Global Content Revolution<\/a><\/h2>
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In less than a decade, short-form video has transitioned from a quirky internet trend to the dominant force shaping global digital…<\/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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