The government has opened more than 50 key infrastructure development projects to foreign investors, during the Maldives-Malaysia Business Forum 2025.
The Business Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as part of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s ongoing official visit to Malaysia which attracted a large number of Malaysian investors and businessmen, offered investment opportunities for 52 projects in the Maldives.
Some of the projects opened to foreign investors include infrastructure development, health, higher education, sports, airport development, tourism, fisheries and marine development, energy, creative economy, banking and finance and ICT.
In addition, several projects in the President Dr Muizzu’s presidential manifesto were also offered to foreign investment, including projects such as the development of a tourism training facility, a national art school, a medical school with a teaching hospital, a faculty of agriculture and food science, a fisheries college, medical tourism and sport fishing development.
Speaking to PSM News on the sidelines of the forum, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Minister Mohamed Saeed said that many projects have been opened to investors in line with the President's vision.
The projects include direct foreign investments, private partnerships and joint ventures with the government, he said.
"The biggest difference this time is that interested investors will know what the project is, how much money they will need for investment, and how long it will take for the project, then the partner or financier, or financial institution or business. All such details,” he explained.
Business forums have been held during President Dr Muizzu’s state visits in the past, including India, Dubai and China. The government is working to hold similar forums in other countries.