Bangkok riots delay imports, but “no major disruptions” says STO
23 May 2010, 6:01 PM
Laura Restrepo Ortega
Products imported to Maldives from Thailand were delayed due to political unrest in Bangkok last week, but Chairman of the State Trading Organisation (STO), Faruq Umar, said there “was a short delay, but no major disruptions” in imports.
He said the Maldives depends mostly on Thailand for foodstuffs, construction materials such as PVC pipes, and other hardware materials.
“It has been solved and will resume soon,” Faruq said, adding “there has been no shortage as such” of any indispensable goods.
He added Maldives is also importing many products from China, India and Brazil.
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