A new duty free shop called "Authentic Maldives" has been opened by Economic minister Uz Fayyaz Ismail and Finance minister Ameer on 9th January 2020.
This new shop will provide a variety of genuine Maldivian products for passengers arriving and departing from Velana International Airport. The work of the shop was initiated by Business Center Corporation. The Acting Managing Director of Maldives Airports Company
Limited (MACL) Moosa Solih and employees of the company participated in the
ceremony.
The opportunity for Maldivian businesses to display products
at the duty-free of the airport was opened in August 2019.