Bank of Maldives
March 27, 2008
Bank of Maldives is the only local bank in Republic of Maldives. There are other banks like State bank of India, Habib Bank, HSBC bank, etc in Maldives, but they do not have more than one branch. I am not sure if there is any restriction to open more than one branch for foreign banks in Maldives. Bank of Maldives has many branches in Male’ the capital of Maldives as well as in remote islands. The bank is fully computerized and provide almost all the banking services needed for the citizens and business establishments in Maldives.
History of Bank of Maldives
Bank of Maldives, shortly called BML commenced its operation on 11th November, 1982 and was inaugurated by the President of Maldives. The bank was started as a joint venture between the Government of Maldives and IFCI bank Dhaka. Now IFCI no longer has any shares of Bank of Maldives, but its now a public limited company with a capital of 36.5 million Maldivian Rufeeya. The bank became public in the year 1993 and still its the same.
Branches of Bank of Maldives
There are three branches in Male’, the capital of Maldives, namely Majeedhi Magu branch, Market branch and the Main branch. It also has a branch at the Male’ International Airport and Villingly, an island nearby Male’. There are a total of 17 branches for Bank of Maldives.
Services of Bank of Maldives
Retail Banking
Loans and Advances
Trade and foreign banking
Card centre and electronic banking
Online banking includes, billpay
Salary Handling
There are many big business establishment in Maldives and they need the best services. State bank of India was established much before of Bank of Maldives, but the services at SBI needs a lot of improvements. I have not seen any foreigner working in Bank of Maldives, but the service and facilities and excellent. Maldives need good banking service as there are many new resorts coming up in Maldives.
You can visit the official website for Bank of Maldives for more information
Vacancy for Specialist Doctors in Maldives
March 27, 2008
We are urgently needing a full time Specialist Doctor (Gynaecologist and MD Physician) who is interested for a long term contract (Minimum 2 years) to work at a private clinic in Maldives. The doctor should have minimum 3-5 years of experience and should be able to do Ultrasound scans. If you are interested please email your resume to jobs@amdc.com.mv
We expect the candidate to join by 15th of April
We will be providing you with more information about the package, terms and conditions. Please note that this is a direct employment and we do not entertain any recruiting agencies.
Working in Maldives
March 24, 2008
I had wrote a post on jobs in Maldives last month as I was in need from candidates for my company. I got good response and in fact I could fill up all the vacancies in no time. I am writing this post to help job seekers who would like to work in Maldives. There are about 50,0000 expatriates working in the Maldives and I see individuals from more than 40 countries working here. The majority are from India, Srilanka, Philippines, Bangladesh.
There are chances of Jobs in Maldives in different industries here
Tourism and Hotel Industries
There are about 90 resorts in Maldives and 10-15 new resorts coming up soon. If you are qualified in this industry, you can surely get a job. The salaries are good if you are working for a good resort. I have heard that there are resorts where the service charges itself come to nearly US$1000 per month. I am not in a position to give the contact details of all the resorts now. I will surely post if I come across any vacancies. I would like to tell you that there is new resort coming up in May 2008, Shangri-La where the staff strength is around 650 and the salaries are excellent. You can send your resume to
Director of Human Resources, Pre-opening office, Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa
1st Floor, MTCC Building, 181 Boduthakurufaanu Magu, Male’ 20181, Republic of Maldives OR
Send your CV and scanned photograph by e-mail to: slmd.recruitment@shangri-la.com or Fax to: + 960 332 1722
Healthcare
One of the most demanding industry as there are very less skilled professionals here. I find more of foreigners working in the Healthcare Industry and jobs in this field are more available
Vacancies can be found at
Ministry of Health - There are lots of vacancies with the Health Ministry, Maldives. You can find more information at http://www.health.gov.mv/careers.asp
Ministry of Health
Telephone : +(960) 332 88 87,Fax : +(960) 332 88 89
Email : moh@health.gov.mv
Address :
Ministry of Health
Ameenee Magu
Male’ 20379, Republic of Maldives
Department of Public Health
Telephone :
+(960) 331 77 10, Fax : +(960) 334 59 74Email : dph@dph.gov.mv
Address :
Department of Public Health
Ameenee Magu
Male’ 20379, Republic of Maldives
Maldives Food and Drug Authority
Telephone : +(960) 331 22 83
Fax : +(960) 331 22 81
Email : mfda@health.gov.mv
Address :
Maldives Food and Drug Authority
Sosun Magu, Male’ 20379
Rep. of Maldives
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital - IGMH is the biggest government hospital in Maldives and there are a good number of professionals working here. Usually the foreigners working here are on 1 year contract, which may or may not be renewed. They have vacancies for Nurses, Consultants, Medical officers, laboratory technicians, radiographers, etc. Usually they announce this in major news papers and they have recruiting agents who take care of their requirements. You will have to pay the prescribed fees to the agents if you are going through them. There are lots of direct recruitment going on here, so just send your resume to the HR department.
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital
Address:
Kanbaa Aisaa Rani Hingun
Maafannu
Male
Maldives
Telephone: +960 3335336, Fax: 960 3316640
Information: Republic of Maldives
Contact by email, Visit Website
ADK Hospital -
Adk Hospital is the leading private hospital in Maldives. You can contact them by sending an email or the address is
ADK Hospital
Sosun Magu, Male’ Maldives
Phone : +960-3313553
Private clinics - There are about 7-8 private clinics in Male’, where you can find vacancies for laboratory technicians, Medical officers, Radiographers, Nurses.
Teaching
There are more than 1000 foreign teachers working here in Maldives. There are lots of schools in Maldives and the number of vacancies are very high. You may have to work in some remote islands, and if you are lucky, you may get a job in Male’ , the capital of Maldives. If you are working in Male’, you can earn good by taking tutions. Majority of the teachers earn, 2-3 times the amount they get as their fixed salary. In islands, you do not get this earnings, but you will be getting island allowance, which does not really compensate the income from tutions
Construction
There are a lot of requirement in construction field as there are lots of new projects coming up and existing projects. Lots of new multi-storied buildings coming up, so the chances for job in this field are high. There are lots of construction companies in Maldives
For recruitment, most of the companies and institutions depend on Man power suppliers, but you can apply directly also. I have seen that many take the risk of coming to Maldives as a tourist, attend to different interviews, get a job, go back and enter with the work permit. If you need any information, you can freely ask me. If you would like to be updated, when I do the next post, you can subscribe to my news letter so that you get my posts by email
Dhiraagu has RELOAD facility now
March 23, 2008
I have been using post paid connection for the past 3 years, so recharging my mobile was not something what I was not interested. Dhiraagu, last month introduced the RELOAD feature. I had seen this feature last time when I went to India. You do not need to by recharge card for this, instead go to a retailer who is authorized to RELOAD and ask them to charge your phone with the amount that you need. The retailer will do it by sending an SMS with the information like your phone number and your phone gets the credit.
The difference I had seen with the Dhiraagu prepaid connection is that you get the full credit for the amount you recharge. In India I noticed that when you recharge for INR 1000, you get credit less than that, there are some taxes or whatever you call.
Arrival Terminal, Male’ International Airport
March 21, 2008
This is a small restaurant at the airport
This is the arrival terminal
Counters or the Resorts in Maldives. You can watch the Video of Maldives Resorts Counter
The Maldivian Air Taxi Buses waiting for guests
Friends / relatives waiting at the arrival terminal
Videos of Boduhuraa picnic
March 20, 2008
Inside the Dhoni
The sea was very rough, when we went, one of us fell into the sea, you can see him in the video below. It was also raining heavily
Taking our stuff to the final destination. You can see a fish which we cought while travelling in the Dhoni. The person who is holding the fish fell into the sea while he was washing the fish. He was a good swimmer, go back to the dhoni without any problem
Some pictures of Kanuhura resort in Maldives
March 12, 2008
Kanuhura is a One & Only resort in Maldives. I was just going through the image files of my camera now and got some good pictures to share. These pictures are taken by me using my mobile phone camera
This is the view from the air, take while our sea plane was landing
This is the way from the Jetty to the reception
You can see the water villas, bit expensive
Help boards provided for your help, they have sports facilities like tennis court, club, Gym, etc
Water Villas, a close shot
This is view at night with lights guiding your way to your villa
A swimming pool, just besides the beach
Hope you enjoyed these pictures, will keep posting with new ones as and when I go to new resorts.
Re-construction of Male’, Capital of Maldives
March 3, 2008
Male’ the Capital city of Maldives is really changing. For the past 2 years we have been noticing new building coming up very fast. The old small buildings are demolished and multi-storey buildings and mushrooming.
Today I was walking from my office to my home and I just thought of taking a few snaps of the new constructions going on.
Job Vacancies Maldives
February 23, 2008
I am working in a Private Limited Company in the Maldives and I am responsible for doing the recruitment for our company. The biggest task for me is to get good candidates. There are many recruitment companies who can serve candidates for us, but the problem is that they charge the candidates depending on the post and salary. I do not know the exact charges, but its around US$1000 to 2000 per candidate depending on the post.
Schools reopening in Maldives
December 26, 2007
Its now vacation time for the school goers in Maldives. Many have come to Male’ from the Islands and some gone to the Islands and some abroad. Now it’s getting time to get back home and prepare for school. This year there is good news that the Government is taking care of the Books and uniforms for the students from Grade I to Grade X.
