Category Archives: Islamic Economy

Indonesia: Non-food products tap into huge Muslim market in Halal boom
28/05/2018

Indonesia’s growing Muslim consumer base has inspired companies to promote the halal label in their ...

UAE: Islamic Economy Contributes 8 Percent of Dubai’s GDP said DIEDC
15/05/2018

Halal industries commanded a 94.5 per cent share of domestic trade in 2016, with halal ...

UAE: Blockchain Powered Halal Chain Launched in Dubai
11/05/2018

HalalChain, a blockchain based platform specialized in traceability of halal industry products will Revolutionize Halal ...

Malaysia: MIHAS 2018 records strong sales – the MIHAS Roundup
01/05/2018

A total of RM1.52 billion sales were recorded, compared to RM1.01 billion registered last year. ...

Malaysia’s Halal Industry Champions recognised at the 2018 Halal Excellence Awards
06/04/2018

Eight individuals, institutions and companies were recipients of the 2018 Halal Excellence Awards in appreciation ...

World Halal Week 2018: Malaysia in the lead as a robust Islamic Economy
06/04/2018

The Government recognises the potential of the Halal industry and Islamic banking and finance, both ...

UAE: Five key factors driving Islamic finance growth
18/03/2018

Regulating the Islamic finance sector and defining its frameworks and references will not only expand ...

Malaysia: World Halal Week 2018 to reinforce Halal Industry into an Islamic Economic Pillar
16/03/2018

Globally, there is a rapidly growing interest in Halal products and the Halal industry in ...

UAE: World Takaful Conference 9th April 2018
27/02/2018

Want to know more on how can Takaful leverage its USP to achieve true competitive ...

UAE: DAFZA launches Goodforce Labs, the first Islamic and global social impact themed startup incubator
27/02/2018

The incubator will work to revitalize the Islamic ethical economy utilizing a deep venture building ...

UAE-based halal certifying body receives accreditation for Asia Pacific office
25/02/2018

Prime Group has recently brought its expertise to Asia Pacific, making it the first and ...

UAE: 300 leaders for global Takaful forum in Dubai
22/02/2018

The Takaful industry is highly concentrated in the GCC, other Mena and Southeast Asia regions ...

UAE: New Islamic economy products unveiled in Dubai
22/02/2018

The first product launched was the ‘Exchangeable Sukuk’, then the ‘Awqaf Fund’ and finally the ...

UAE: Dubai Municipality seeks US support to develop food import
21/02/2018

The meeting also deliberated on the possibility of testing food in the accredited laboratories in ...

UAE: Start-up movement in the Arab World picks up pace with AIM Startup
21/02/2018

An initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy, AIM Startup brings tech-entrepreneurs closer to investors, ...

UAE: MoE launches Halal Accreditation Service, ESMA interactive global map
20/02/2018

The minister confirmed that the UAE is currently leading global efforts to assess the size ...

UAE: Global Halal Industry Platform held in Dubai
19/02/2018

Key challenges facing the international halal system and how to overcome them, as well as ...

UAE: DAFZA and International Center of Islamic Economy launch the Entrepreneurs Forum
08/02/2018

At the end of the forum, three winners received an award for presenting the most ...

UAE: Global harmonisation of halal certification standards ‘key priority’ for DIEDC in 2018
08/02/2018

DIEDC will work with International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF)and the Emirates Authority for Standardization and ...

UAE: DAFZA’s Strategy for Islamic Economy
18/12/2017

DAFZA’s Strategy for Islamic Economy is based on strategic initiatives involving the Islamic economy and ...