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Russian Tourists Hit by Mysterious Payment Ban at Maldives’ Biggest Bank

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The Maldives’ largest bank has begun returning payments linked to hotel bookings for Russian tourists, creating new complications for one of the island nation’s biggest tourism markets, the Russian Union of Travel Industry reported, according to Russian media outlet RBC on November 9.

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Bank of Mildives has since the end of October refused to pay for tourist accommodation on the islands.

·Riga, Latvia
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The country's largest bank of Maldives has begun to reject payments related to the Russian Federation. Funds are returned even in cases where the transfer takes place through foreign lawn.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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The largest bank in the Maldives, Bank of Maldives, has started refunding payments for accommodation for Russian tourists, the Russian Travel Industry Union (RST) said. According to the union, the first refunds were made on October 18 when companies made payments for hotel reservations.

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The Russian Touring Union (RTU) has sent an appeal to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka and the Maldives requesting assistance in solving the problem of the settlement of the settlement of the settlement of Russian tourists' residence in the Maldives, reports the press service of the association. "When calculating the Bank of Maldives, cautions that payment will be returned if it is linked to Russi…

The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation is preparing an application to the Ministry of Tourism of the Maldives and the Embassy of the Republic in Russia to resolve the situation of Russian holiday payments in ... 09.11.2026, PRIM

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Interfax.ru broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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