Category Archives: Islamic Economy

Opinion: SDG 17, SDG 5: Islamic economy needs to play as a team, listen to women
29/11/2018

When speaking about Islamic Social Finance Daud Vicary mentions SDG 5: Gender Equality, and says: ...

UAE: Calling All Entrepreneurs: Falcon Network launches funding application process
29/11/2018

The Falcon Network, a pioneering new network of impact-driven angel investors, has today announced its ...

UAE: First Of Its Kind Halal Trade And Marketing Center In Dubai To Help Support Islamic Economy Startups
20/11/2018

In the fast growing $252 billion Halal trade market, a clear gap of sales and ...

X8 Crypotocurrency Gets Halal Certification From Islamic Scholars
20/11/2018

CCN reported Monday that Islamic scholars have certified Swiss financial technology firm X8 for its ...

Halal certification system: Lack of global alignment increases costs for food firms
08/11/2018

Can Halal Certification and Accreditation achieve a successful regulatory alignment that other food industries have ...

State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2018/19
07/11/2018

Launched at the recent GIES 2018 you can now download your free issue of the ...

Malaysia dominates the Islamic economy, but the UAE is hoping to close the gap
07/11/2018

Malaysia can lay claim to be the center of the world’s global Islamic economy, but ...

UAE Presents Its Halal Food Model At OIC Meeting
05/11/2018

The UAE participated in the 13th session of the General Assembly of the Standards and ...

UAE: New angel investor group targets impact investments in Muslim countries
02/11/2018

A new group of 40-plus angel investors have banded together to create The Falcon Network, ...

UAE: Global Islamic Economy Summit Addresses Industry 4.0, Power Of Blockchain
01/11/2018

Dubai aims to unify the global efforts to promote the Islamic economy and to create ...

‘International Halal Accreditation Forum’ In Singapore Discusses Halal Trade Promotion
01/11/2018

The forum, which discussed a range of topics on its agenda, aims to promote the ...

UAE: DAFZA and DIEDC launches first of its kind Halal Trade and Marketing Center
01/11/2018

HTMC is a global business development center focused on the Halal economy opportunities for manufacturers, ...

UAE: Emirate ranks first globally across five Islamic economy sectors
30/10/2018

The five sectors dominated by the UAE include halal food, halal travel, modest fashion, halal ...

Sharjah Chamber organizes a workshop on the requirements of Halal certification
03/10/2018

The workshop aimed to introduce import and export laws and regulations in the UAE, as ...

Dubai Crown Prince unveils plan to hold Islamic Economy Week
01/10/2018

Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued directives to ...

Opinion: What are the barriers to growth in the halal industry?
10/09/2018

The intention is to provide transparency and reliability, whilst aiming to boost the sector’s presence ...

UAE provides technical support to the Philippines to unify the Halal industry
11/08/2018

The UAE, supports the Halal products sector in Republic of the Philippines, through technical cooperation ...

Where are the B2B Halal e-commerce Platforms Now?
06/08/2018

The three dedicated halal trade and e-commerce platforms— DagangHalal, Zilzar and AladdinStreet—have not been doing ...

UAE: Mohammed Bin Rashid names new board members of Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre
31/07/2018

The newly appointed members will serve out the remaining term of the existing board. Under ...

UAE: Islamic Economy Award to take place at GIES
29/05/2018

Nominations for the sixth edition of the annual Islamic Economy Award that align the UAE ...