Jihad: The goal is to make Maldives an investment hub in South Asia

Vice President Abdulla Jihad has said that the government aims to make the country an investment hub in South Asia.

Speaking at the Maldives Investment Forum 2017 that began in Dubai today, Vice President Jihad said that there is no better time to invest in the Maldives than right now.

The Vice President said that with the natural beauty of the country along with the geographic location surrounded by vast oceans creates an opportunity for investment for the 21st century investors.

Vice President Jihad said that the Maldives is open for investments and the country has established trust with it's current investors and assured great profit from the investments in the Maldives.

Highlighting on the government policies on investments to ease the procedure, the Vice President said that laws are being changed to develop the economy and a Special Economic Zone law has been made and established trade agreements with China and the UAE.

"Helped by this positive economic outlook, as a country, we have just started witnessing the fruits and impact of President Yameen’s transformative economic policies. We are seeing consistent growth in non-traditional sectors such as construction, real estate, transport, finance etc. Companies who have ventured recently into the Maldivian market, and many local and foreign companies that have sponsored this year’s Forum, who are present here today can vouch for the pace of the development and the socio-economic progress the country is witnessing under the able and visionary leadership of President Abdulla Yameen." The Vice President said.