'Some embassies can be closed to reduce expenses'

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Former head of central bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and economist, Athif Shakoor, has suggested that some of the Maldivian embassies in foreign nations can be temporarily closed down to cut the state’s expenditure. Speaking during the second episode of SSTV’s ‘Talking Economy’ program, Athif detailed that MVR 334 million was allocated in this year’s state budget for the operations of