Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Maldives)

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Maldives (Dhivehi: މިނިސްޓްރީ އޮފް އިކޮނަމިކް ޑިވެލޮޕްމަންޓް އެންޑް ޓްރޭޑް) is a government ministry in the Maldives^[5] It is the regulator of trade and provides business registration services to the country.

Ministry of Economic Development And Trade

އިޤުތިސާދީ ތަރައްޤީ އާއި ވިޔަފާރިއާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Ighudhisoadhee Tharageeai Veyafaaria Behey Vuzaara
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of the Maldives
Headquarters	Velaanaage, 11th Floor, Ameer Ahmed Magu, 20096, Male’, Maldives[1]
Minister responsible	Mohamed Saeed[2]
Deputy Ministers responsible	Solih Hussain[3] Aishath Shahudha Abdulla[3] Mohamed Aish[3] Ahmed Salim Saeed[3] Mohamed Ahmed[3] Ahmed Nashid Abdulla[3]
Agency executives	Hussain Zamir[4], Minister of State for Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Thariq Ahmed[4], Minister of State for Economic Development and Trade Mohamed Ahmed[4], Minister of State for Economic Development and Trade Abdul Haleem Abdul Latheef[4], Economic Advisor on Investments and Capital Market
Child agencies	Business Center Corporation Consumer Ombudsman's Office SDFC Invest Maldives
Website	trade.gov.mv/en

There are 12 committees in the Ministry, eight of them are the Internal Committees while the four are the External Committees and Councils.

Internal Committees:^[6]

• HR Management & Development Committee (HRMD)
• Bid Committee
• Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC)
• Gender Equality Committee
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee
• Whistleblower Protection Committee
• Right to Information
• Training Committee

External Committees & Councils:^[6]

• Business Council
• Small and Medium Enterprise Council
• Trade Facilitation Committee
• Minimum Wage Advisory Board