Productivity Expo Surpasses 200,000 Visitors, Averaging 41,000 a Day

Economy Minister Mohamed Saeed has stated that the total number of visitors to the Maldives Productivity Centre and the Maldives Expo has exceeded 200,000. According to Minister Saeed, a total of 205,000 people have visited the centre and expo so far, representing an average of 41,000 people per day. Ten years after a hiatus, the 2025 edition of the centre and expo began again with ambitious thinking on a very broad scale. The Minister also noted that efforts are underway to develop how the event is conducted from year to year. A main objective of this work is to bring further advancement to the country's creative economy sector. In this regard, the Minister said that President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu's target is to make 15 percent of the country's productivity accounted for by the creative economy before the year 2030. The centre, carried out jointly by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the Business Centre Corporation (BCC), is an event organized with the aim of advancing the country's productivity and creating more opportunities in this sector. The centre was officially inaugurated by President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. The centre encompasses 73 sub-sectors from a total of 16 sectors. Accordingly, over 400 entities have participated, and more than 4,400 products have been included. Officially opened on the evening of October 25, the centre is taking place at Hulhumale Central Park. Arrangements have been made for the public to visit the centre, which continues until the end of the second day of next month, every day from 16:00 hours in the afternoon until 23:00 hours at night.