Foreign Investment

Maldives invites, welcomes and encourages foreign investment. The law on foreign investments (Law 25/79) guarantees the security of investments, and accord fair and equitable treatment under law, for the investors. The country’s foreign investments policy allows 100% foreign owned enterprises and joint venture companies. The shares and profits thus earned can be freely transferred abroad without undue formalities. Moreover, the country’s history of political stability resulting out of the homogenous nature of society, and the absence of ethnic and communal unrest that can disrupt the economy, makes Maldives an ideal choice for trade and investment. Foreign investment is encouraged in a number of key economic areas such as tourism, transport, fisheries, financial, infrastructure development and other services sectors.

Foreign Investment Bureau
The Foreign Investments Service Bureau was established in 1987, under the ministry of trade and industries, to administer and facilitate foreign investments. It provides the institutional framework necessary for the effective management of foreign investments.