Category: India

Singapore: Crescentrating.com and Halal India announces partnership

Singapore based Crescentrating.com, which provides “Halal Friendly” rating for travel & tourism services and facilities, and Halal India, the leader in Halal certification in India, today announced a partnership to boost the growing Halal industry in India.

Intertek and IHIA enter tripartite co-operation and collaboration on Global Halal Management System with two Halal Certification Bodies

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a
wide range of industries, has joined the International Halal Integrity
Alliance (IHIA) in signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Central Islamic Committee of Thailand (CICOT) and Halal India Pvt Ltd
(HI) to implement the Global Halal Management System (GHMS). The GHMS is a set of standards and regulations for which the Halal
Certification practice is set against to implement a global
accreditation standard.

India and ASEAN: an FTA and beyond

The ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA), which has been concluded, after protracted discussions, is a strategic event that holds promise for both parties. The agreement is noteworthy as it completes ASEAN’s links with Asia’s two major
emerging powers and two of the fast growing economies in the world,
China and India.

India could leverage on its massive Muslim population (160 million, and
the third largest in the world) to connect with Islamic banking and
finance and the halal food market.

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