Category Archives: Islamic Economy

UAE: IHAF welcomes 6 new countries as members
10/11/2019

The IHAF has also set the next assembly for the BOD and committees to meet ...

UAE: GIES 2020 to be held under Expo 2020 Dubai umbrella
06/11/2019

The fifth edition of the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES 2020) is set to run ...

UAE: ESMA carries out a GCC training workshop on halal certification requirements
04/10/2019

The three-day training course, held in cooperation with the Gulf Training Center, was held with ...

UAE: Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre tracks progress of its 2017-2020 Strategy
04/10/2019

Dinar Standard plans to launch the updated version of Salaam Gateway this October in partnership ...

Opinion: Natural Allies – Halal Food and Islamic Finance
08/09/2019

This article was originally written for The Halal Journal Magazine, published in Malaysia by KasehDia, ...

U.S. PE firm Frost Capital acquires Affinis Labs in $8 mln deal
07/09/2019

The two companies said in a statement that the acquisition will enable Affinis Labs to ...

UAE: Emirates Islamic signs new scheme for SMEs
02/07/2019

EDB's Dh100 million Credit Guarantee Scheme supports the goals of the National Agenda under UAE ...

UAE: Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre expands European reach
22/05/2019

A roundtable in Malta has provided Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre an opportunity to expand ...

UAE: Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre Expands Footprint to Far East
17/04/2019

Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, CEO of DIEDC, and Raymond Yip, Deputy Executive Director of HKTDC, ...

UAE: Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre Approves Action Plan for 2019
02/04/2019

The Minister of Economy stressed that the action plans of the DIEDC Strategy are witnessing ...

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 ...

Malaysia: World Halal Conference 2019 – Fostering a Robust Halal Economy
26/03/2019

The 11th Edition of the World Halal Conference aims to foster a robust Halal Economy ...

Qatar Chamber to host Halal Conference & Expo in 2020
08/03/2019

This was lauded by representatives of the Islamic chambers participating in the Cairo meeting. They ...

Halal Market: Investment in an emerging sector
04/03/2019

Multinational companies (MNCs) have long realized the huge potential of Halal sector and the entire ...

Malaysia: China’s participation in MIHAS 2019 not affected by US-China trade war
03/03/2019

Malaysia could provide an alternative to the Chinese importers affected by the 25 per cent ...

Opinion: Muslims, the world’s last great untapped market
02/03/2019

From halal mozzarella to smart hijabs, faith-driven consumers are demanding products that dovetail with their ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...