Archive · 19 Sep 2025
India Extends Maldives' $50M Debt Repayment Deadline
India is helping the Maldives by extending the deadline for a $50 million debt repayment.
This means the Maldives has more time to pay back a Treasury Bill loan.
The extension was granted at the request of the Maldivian government.
Since 2019, India has been assisting the Maldives by facilitating subscription of such Treasury Bills and rolling them over interest-free.
India extended the repayment deadline of a $50 million Treasury Bill for the Maldives.
The extension is considered emergency financial assistance.
The extension was granted at the request of the Maldivian government.
The T-bill has been rolled over annually since March 2019.
The Treasury Bills are facilitated by the State Bank of India (SBI).
- Who
- India and the Maldives
- What
- India extended the repayment deadline of a $50 million Treasury Bill.
- When
- The deadline was extended on Thursday.
- Where
- Maldives
- Why
- As emergency financial assistance.
Maldives Perspective
India's Perspective
Financial Assistance
Maldives Perspective
Maldives requested an extension of a $50 million treasury bill repayment deadline.
India's Perspective
India provided financial assistance by extending the deadline for a $50 million treasury bill repayment.
- Assistance Type
- Emergency financial assistance
- Assistance Amount
- $50 million USD
- Debt Instrument
- Treasury Bill (T-bill)
- Recipient
- Maldives
- Donor
- India
- Original Debt Date
- March 2019
