President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has issued Presidential Decree No. 11/2026, which governs projects eligible for cross-subsidy investment and establishes the minimum investment thresholds applicable to such projects in the Maldives.
The Decree is issued pursuant to Section 5(3)(j) of the Maldives Tourism Act (Act No. 2/99), which requires the Government to publish annually in the Government Gazette the minimum investment thresholds applicable to contractors undertaking key projects under cross-subsidy arrangements, in accordance with the Government's investment policy aimed at advancing tourism development, infrastructure, climate resilience, homeland and national security, and social development across the Maldives.
The annex to the Decree sets out the projects identified under the Government's policy framework that are eligible to be undertaken through cross-subsidy arrangements, and the minimum investment requirements applicable to contractors.