The Maldives has implemented a new Companies Act (Law 07/2023), which was ratified on 27 December 2023 and replaces the prior Companies Act of 1996 with effect from 1 January 2024. Some of the key points of the new Companies Act include: In addition to Private Limited Companies, Public Limited Companies, State-Owned Companies, and Re-Registered Companies, two new company categories are introduced: Local Authority Companies; and Foreign Investment Companies; Private companies with a single shareholder are allowed, with the maximum maintained at 50 (previously, a minimum of two shareholders was required); It is required that private companies must have at...