Category Archives: Regional news

EU: Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) to hold Round Table at HALAL HANNOVER
23/01/2020

For the first time ever, the world’s largest summit on the Islamic economy is coming ...

Taiwan: Tapping the Muslim Tourism Market
23/01/2020

The Taiwan Tourism Bureau says it has earmarked NT$5 million per year for last year ...

Malaysia: HDC to promote Malaysian talents for global halal industry
22/01/2020

Hairol said each year there are 50,000 local graduates in halal-related courses, and around 10,000 ...

Mohammed bin Rashid issues Decree on Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre
22/01/2020

The Board will serve under the supervision of Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of ...

Report Reveals APAC NTOs Best Globally for Muslim Friendly Resources Available Online
21/01/2020

This report published by Pear Anderson shows that eight of the top 10 National Tourism ...

Pakistan: PHA Chief Sets Targets To Capture International Markets For Exports Of Halal Products
21/01/2020

PHA in the Federal capital has set targets to capture international markets for export of Halal products especially meat ...

Opinion: Slow travel, social activism to drive growth of Muslim travel
20/01/2020

In 2018, the global Muslim travel population clocked at 140 million, according to the Mastercard-CrescentRating ...

India: India International Halal Expo 2020 kicks off in Hyderabad
20/01/2020

Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Thailand, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, UK, USA, Iran and others, are ...

Turkey: Halal Accreditation Agency (HAK) has awarded the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) the first Halal accreditation according to OIC/SMIIC Standards in the World
17/01/2020

A harmonized halal quality infrastructure is expected to yield flourishing economic activity with increased intra-OIC ...

Singapore Tourism Board sharpens focus to tap halal travel boom
17/01/2020

According to CrescentRating, the muslim travel segment holds significant weight in Singapore’s tourism balance, accounting ...

USA: Impossible Burger’s biggest eaters aren’t the people you think
16/01/2020

Impossible Foods itself says 95% of people who ate Impossible Burger last year had also eaten ...

Philippines: DTI targetting Iran as priority halal market
16/01/2020

DTI is also targeting the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Turkey, Egypt, China and Iran for ...

New Zealand: Government moves into Halal Accreditation
16/01/2020

New Zealand's state-owned food certifier AsureQuality is stepping into halal audit and accreditation with NZIDT ...

Blockchain-based Halal Food Supply Chain: A Potential for Mutual Symbiosis with Islamic Finance
15/01/2020

The halal industry incorporates companies and businesses that are in need of financing and these ...

UK: Halal Meat Production and Market Opportunities
09/01/2020

This new book by Dr Awal Fuseini Halal Sector Manager of AHDB highlighting the significance ...

Opinion: International Alignment On Halal Certification
09/01/2020

Asia Pacific Food Industry According to the recent 2019/20 State of the Global Islamic Economy ...

Opinion: The top cosmetics regulatory issues on the agenda for APAC in 2020
08/01/2020

Currently, the regulations for cosmetics have been pushed back to October 17, 2026 but there ...

Indonesia: MUI to issue halal certification for Japanese companies
07/01/2020

Under the MoU, the LPPOM MUI also agrees to handle Japan’s halal certification promotion and ...

Indonesia: F&B companies struggle to comply with halal certification requirements
07/01/2020

“The rules for halal certification are still cumbersome, and it’s hard for companies to achieve ...

Canada: Alberta processor bullish on market growth for Halal meat
07/01/2020

The Alberta government says it wants to expand the province's halal capacity as part of ...