{"id":5907,"date":"2023-04-20T13:48:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2023-04-20T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T08:48:48","slug":"govt-to-sell-shares-in-tourist-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=5907","title":{"rendered":"Govt to sell shares in tourist resorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives government has decided to sell the shares it owned in various tourist resort properties across the country, confirmed the Minister of Tourism Dr. Abdulla Mausoom.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Finance recently had announced that the state was looking to sell shares it owned in three islands designated for tourist resort development. The islands are;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>V. Bodumohoraa Investment Private Limited<\/li>\n<li>Sh. Naainfaru Holdings Private Private Limited<\/li>\n<li>Sh. 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