The First Amendment to the General Regulation on Foreign Currency was gazetted on 10 September 2026 setting out procedures for obtaining approval to make foreign currency payments and applying for concessions from mandatory conversion obligations. These procedures follow the changes introduced by the First Amendment to the Foreign Currency Act.
The 16th Amendment to the Tourism Act was gazetted on 6 December 2025 introducing new changes to the Tourism Act. The new changes include the establishment of Tourism Training Resorts as a new category of tourism establishments.
The Trademark Act was gazetted on 11 November 2025, establishing a statutory framework for the registration and protection of trademarks in the Maldives for the first time. This development strengthens the protection of intellectual property rights in the Maldives addressing a previously unregulated area of intellectual property law in. Maldiv.