May 5, 2025
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Maldives Could Soon Become a Crypto Hub Thanks to Dubai Family Office’s $ 9b Commitment

The Investment Aims to Help The Maldives Diversify ITS Economy Beyond Tourism and Fisheries and Address ITS Debt Obligations.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com

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Maldives Could Soon Become a Crypto Hub Thanks to Dubai Family Office’s $ 9b CommitmentThe Investment Aims to Help The Maldives Diversify ITS Economy Beyond Tourism and Fisheries and Address ITS Debt Obligations. May 5, 2025, 6:18 AM

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What to Know:

  • A dubai-Basted Family Office Plans to Invest Up to $ 8.8 Billion in A BillCchain-Financial Hub in the Maldives.
  • The Investment Aims to Help The Maldives Diversify ITS Economy Beyond Tourism and Fisheries and Address ITS Debt Obligations.
  • The Maldives International Financial Centre Will Create Jobs for Up to 16,000 People and Focus on Blockchain and Digital Asset Services.
Honeymoons and Luxury Vacations Could Soon Be Outpaced by Crypto As the Main Draw for the Island Nation of Maldives.

A dubai-Based Family Office Plans to Invest Up to $ 8.8 Billion in A BillCchain-Financial Hub in The Maldives, Part of An Effort by The Island NaCand of Ants. Address Mounting Debt Obligations.

The Investment, Led by MBS Global Investments, Will Be Deployed Over Five Years and Is Structured AROUND A New Joint Venture with The Maldives Government.

The Planned Capital Outlay Exceeds The Country’s GDP of AROUND $ 7 Billion. It Will Be Funded Through Equity and Debt, With Preliminary Commitments Already Exceeding $ 4 Billion.

Finance Minister Moosa Zameer Descripted The Initiative As A Step Toward Economic Diversification in An FT Interview. Zameer Said the Maldives Faces “The Biggest Challenge” in Repaying External Debt Maturing Over the Next Two Years and that Project “Could Help Ease Some of the Financial Pressures.

Under The Proped MasterPlan, The Maldives International Financial Centre Will Span 830,000 Square Meters, Accommodate 6,500 Residents, and Generate Employment for Up To -16.000 PEOPLE. It is Being Pitched As A Global Financial Free Zone Center on Blockchain and Digital Asset Services.

MBS Global Investments Manages $ 14 Billion in Assets and Is The Family Office of Qatari Royal Sheikh Nayef Bin Eid Al Thani. The Hub is One of the First Major Forays of the Island-Nation Into the Crypto and Blockchain EcoSystem.

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