Category Archives: Halal Trade

Malaysia: SimplySiti eyes 50% sales growth on higher exports
27/02/2019

SimplySiti Sdn Bhd aims a 50% year-on-year (YoY) sales growth as it looks to expand ...

Malaysia: CIMB Islamic aims to help local halal players scale globally
26/02/2019

The bank today announced that it has partnered with local cosmetic company SimplySiti Sdn Bhd ...

Philippines: ‘Coopetition’ helps SMEs enter global Halal
26/02/2019

It has to be a government-to-government effort but there must be a private sector that ...

UAE launches integrated ‘Arab system’ for mutual recognition of halal certificates
25/02/2019

“The first Arab halal system will include mutual recognition of halal certificates and easing the ...

Interview: Most Ferrero chocolates Halal-certified, all factories to be Halal
25/02/2019

“We, as a company, anticipated Halal. We knew that we needed to do this now ...

Pakistan: Imported food items’ labels must be in Urdu & English
23/02/2019

The importers are notified that the consumer packaging of the imported food items should have ...

Malaysia: Global Halal Summit: Kuala Lumpur 1 – 6 April 2019
21/02/2019

Introduced this year, the Global Halal Summit (GHaS) is a rebrand of the World Halal ...

UAE: Dubai Industrial Park Launches a Report Exploring Global Food Trends up to 2030
20/02/2019

It identifies 20 global agri-food trends indicating the planet’s prospects for the future, and how ...

Making Indonesia a hub of global Halal economy
19/02/2019

Indonesian Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, Sandiaga Uno, have pledged to ...

UAE established and implemented the world’s first Halal food system
19/02/2019

Halal food and beverages market is set to reach a value of USD 2.5 trillion ...

Brunei’s halal industry can spur economic diversification, says think tank
16/02/2019

Around 60 percent of Brunei's economy is covered by its oil industry, and the sultanate ...

UAE: DAFZA to showcase its premium services to the F&B Industry at Gulfood
16/02/2019

DAFZA will highlight its efforts to promote the Halal sector through initiatives such as launching ...

Riz Global Foods will be exhibiting at Gulfood 2019: 17-21 February
15/02/2019

Riz Global Foods is offering the most High Quality Halal products which are not just ...

UK: Vets call for ban on export of halal lamb
15/02/2019

The BVA said that the law had been intended to serve the requirements of British ...

Malaysia and Indonesia rush to slice up $3tn global halal market
12/02/2019

Malaysia ranks first among countries best-positioned to seize opportunities in the Islamic economy, according to ...

Opinion: Meet the halal beauty brand looking to appeal to consumers regardless of their religious beliefs
11/02/2019

Launching in the UK this June, Shade M will start with 16 shades of liquid ...

UK has approached GCC states for post-Brexit trade pact – UAE minister
11/02/2019

Such agreements can take years to negotiate, Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri said on a panel ...

Indonesia sees US$1.6 billion windfall from Halal labelling rule
10/02/2019

Indonesia is overhauling the Halal certification rules as the country’s Shariah economy is set to ...

Biggest Indonesian Islamic bank sees sector riding on a wave of Halal lifestyle
07/02/2019

The country’s Halal food spending alone was US$170 billion in 2017, the highest among the ...

Amazon plans to launch a new Middle East marketplace
05/02/2019

With the launch of the Middle East marketplace in the coming months, Amazon is downplaying ...