Category Archives: Indonesia

Indonesia: President Jokowi inaugurates Halal Park in Jakarta
16/04/2019

A bigger version of the park called the Halal Lifestyle District will begin construction in ...

Halal ink: Muslim-majority Indonesia set for polls
15/04/2019

The Muslim-majority nation's biggest-ever polls -- with more than 190 million voters and 245,000 candidates ...

Indonesia shares its Halal Tourism Experience at MIHAS
10/04/2019

To improve Indonesia’s positioning in Halal tourism, the team focused on improving the destination’s competitiveness ...

Indonesia Halal Economy and Strategy Roadmap 2018/2019 Launched!
05/04/2019

With the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia aims to be the Engine of ...

Malaysia: Halal Cluster Network with Halal clusters in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Spain
04/04/2019

First MOUs signed for groundbreaking collaboration under the Halal Cluster Network with halal clusters in ...

Indonesia tries to snare share of $3trln Sharia market with mandatory Halal certification
26/03/2019

By Stella-maris Ewudolu – aecnewstoday.com With almost 269 million people, Indonesia is the world’s most ...

Indonesia Wants to be the Leader of the World’s Halal Industry
25/03/2019

Tired of being the world’s largest halal products consumer, Indonesia now wants to be the ...

Philippines looks to Malaysia for revival of BIMP-EAGA, barter trade
10/03/2019

Malaysia has consistently been one of the Philippines’ strong trade partners, being the country’s 10th ...

Opinion: Meeting demands of the Halal Industry
03/03/2019

The global halal market is set to grow at an exponential rate driven by increasing ...

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 ...

Indonesia: Bank Indonesia Develops Halal Economy Ecosystem
23/02/2019

According to the central bank governor, there are four sectors of the halal economy with good prospects. It ...

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 ...

Opinion: How is Muslim beauty redefining the Asian cosmetic market?
19/02/2019

Florence Bernardin explains the growing importance of Malaysia and Indonesia in the global beauty market. ...

Indonesia to postpone halal label deadline amid industry concerns
15/02/2019

The definition of halal is too strict and would mean life-saving products, such as vaccines ...

Indonesia Eyeing to Enhance Halal Tourism by 45 Percent
13/02/2019

The Indonesian tourism ministry continues to provide technical guidance and workshops for 10 halal tourist ...

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 ...

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 ...

Malaysian halal entrepreneurs will have an easier time expanding into Indonesia
28/01/2019

Sirajuddin said negotiations on the agreement had been ongoing for three years and was about ...

Research: Indonesia’s New Halal Law: Impact on the Political Economy
19/01/2019

What are the implications of the upcoming halal law on the country’s political economy and ...