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The major components of a typical monthly import bill of the Maldives consist of fuel, food items, machinery, mechanical & electrical appliances, and products of the chemical or allied industries....
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The first session of Tourism Upbeat – The Pioneer's Talk, an interactive discussion platform focusing on the 50-year journey of tourism in the Maldives, was held on 1 February through...
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When commercial tourism was first established in the Maldives, Alif Alif Mathiveri was one of the pioneering islands taking part in what would become a billion dollar industry. However, seeing...
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When the first ever revolutionary ‘Mashuni’ can hit the shelves, the nation was taken by storm. The company that had come up with the invention could not keep up with...
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Dr. Hussain Sunny Umar is the founder of Maldives Halal Travel; MFR sat down with Dr. Umar for his unique insights.
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Good news for inspired entrepreneurs to craft their ideas into reality - the Bank of Maldives (BML) announced the BML Startup Grant earlier this week. This grant will be awarded...
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A 2019 New York Times article states that since 2016, the number of Muslim travellers have grown nearly 30 percent. Similarly, a 2018 joint study by MasterCard and Crescent Rating,...
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This year marks 50 years since tourism was introduced in the Maldives and the industry has come a long way from its humble beginnings when George Corbin, an Italian travel...
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Sometimes, what has been so deeply ingrained in our way of life gets overlooked when considering development and benchmarking, in terms of economic importance. In the case of the Maldives,...
