Introduction

Shaping a Smarter Tax Future Together

As the Maldives accelerates its digital transformation, the inaugural Maldives Tax Forum 2025 convenes business leaders, regulators, and experts to tackle the evolving tax landscape.

This pioneering platform will explore how international best practices can be thoughtfully applied within the local context, fostering dialogue on critical issues such as automating compliance, navigating transfer pricing complexities, and understanding the implications of global tax reforms. From the taxation of the digital economy to the transition toward destination-based GST, this is where insight meets action.

Join the dialogue. Drive the change.

Topics covered:

Compliance tools and digital transformation

Transfer pricing in the Maldivian context

Developments in international taxation

Challenges in tax compliance for non-residents

Destination based taxation

Event Details

Venue

Meerumaa Hall, 1st Floor, Male', Maldives

Date

15 November 2025 | Saturday(One Day)

Time

08:00 – 16:30

Speakers

maniku

Chief Executive Officer, CMDA

mohamed anas

President, PCB

ahsan saleem

Non-Executive Director (representing Public Shareholders) / Chairman of Governance & Sustainability Committee, STO

nisam

Lecture - Corporate Governance, MNU

Manil

Former Country Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, Sri Lanka & Maldives
Chair of Accounting Standards Committee, SAFA

Website-Krishna

Senior Resident Partner, EY Maldives

Nuwan

Resident Assurance Partner, EY Maldives

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Partner, EY Maldives

Hasitha

Director – Cyber Security & Digital Trust , KPMG Sri Lanka and Maldives

Chathumin Gunarathne

Partner - Sustainability and Emerging Assurance Services, Deloitte

Shifau

Member of Accruals Steering Committee, Ministry of Finance & Planning

Samih

Director General of Audit, Auditor General’s Office

Yaseen

Chief Public Accountant, Ministry of Finance & Planning

Malha

Treasury Management Analyst, Ministry of Finance & Planning

Masoodh

Director of Customer Services & Regional Operations, Dhiraagu

fazeel

Assistant Auditor General, Auditor General’s Office

reem

Chairperson - State Internal Audit Committee

akram

Chief Internal Auditor, Regional Airports Company Limited

mifzal

Chief Audit Executive, Maldive Gas Pvt Ltd

shifaz

Manager, Information Systems Audit & Data Analytics, Auditor General’s Office

sana

Manager, Finance & Investment Operations, First National Finance Corporation Pvt Ltd

moosa nimal

Chief Business Officer, BML

Hussain Alim

Chief Retail Banking Officer, MIB

Alim Hassan

Deputy Manager, MMA

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Managing Director, SDFC

Abdulla Hassan

Strategic Consultant, BML

Wasif

Chief Financial Officer, MIB

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Economic and Management Consultant

Anas - mauritious

Head of Commercial Banking, Mauritius Commercial Bank

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Director General, Ministry of Economic Development & Trade

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Strategy & Registry Service Consultant, Ministry of Economic Development & Trade

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Assistant Director, Foreign Investment Unit, Invest Maldives, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Agenda

Date: 15th November 2025 | Saturday
Venue: Meeru Maa Hall

07:30 – 08:30

Registration and Arrival of Participants & Guests

08:30 – 08:35

Recitation of Holy Qur’an

08:35 – 08:40

Opening of the Forum

08:40 – 08:50

Welcoming Remarks by the President of CA Maldives
Mr Mohamed Haleem Abdulla, President, CA Maldives

08:50 – 09:00

Speech by the Chief Guest

09:00 – 09:10

Remarks by ……

09:10 – 09:45

Coffee & Networking Break

09:45 – 10:45

Compliance tools and digital transformation

Speakers / Panelists

Moderator

10:45 – 11:45

Transfer Pricing in the Maldivian Context

Speakers / Panelists

Moderator

11:45 – 13:00

Lunch and Prayer Break

13:00 – 14:00

Developments in International Taxation

Speaker

14:00 – 15:00

Challenges in Tax Compliance for Non-Residents

Speakers / Panelists

Moderator

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:00

Destination Based Taxation

16:00 – 16:30

Forum Closing

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