Category: Finance & Investment
Istanbul gets ready for World Halal Summit, Halal Expo
Conferences and workshops titled “Islamic Finance”, “Halal Food Industry”, “Islamic Tourism”, “Hajj and Umrah”, “Halal Medicine, Pharma and Chemistry”, “Islamic Life and Halal Textile” will be held in the expo.
Pakistan: Malaysia to set up Halal food industry at Ghazi, Haripur
Malaysia will establish Halal food industry at Ghazi, Haripur and in this regard an agreement was also signed with Canada.
UAE based Halal food company begins manufacturing in Brunei
Saahtain Group officially launched its Bruneian subsidiary Saahtain Asia Sdn Bhd, which manufactures Halal ready-to-eat meals at their newly operational facility at the Salambigar Industrial Park for export.
UAE: New factory to deliver boost to UAE’s halal food production
Al Islami Foods has announced the opening of its largest factory in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah which it expected to deliver a major boost to the production of halal food in the region.
USA: Wahed raises $7 million for Halal-based investment platform
This will enable more people to put their money in Halal-compliant investments, or those that are permissible under traditional Islamic law.
Bahrain: 24th World Islamic Banking Conference announces 3rd Series of WIBC Leaderboard
24th World Islamic Banking Conference announces 3rd Series of WIBC Leaderboard to promote and foster global Islamic Banking.
UK: Failing to tap into Muslim consumer potential costing billions, new research reveals
‘Tapping into the Muslim consumer potential’ will be officially launched by Martjin Lampert, research director of the Netherlands based Glocalities, this weekend at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2017 (MLE2017) in Manchester.
Bahrain: World Islamic Banking Conference announces record 24th edition in strategic partnership with the Central Bank of Bahrain
WIBC, the largest and most prestigious gathering of Islamic banking and finance leaders in the world, is being held on December 4th, 5th & 6th in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Turkey and Qatar: Behind the strategic alliance
The third meeting of Turkey-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee kicked off in Istanbul on Tuesday.
Saudi Arabia just announced plans to build a $500 billion mega-city
The business and industrial-focused city will span 10,230 square miles. To put that size in perspective, 10,230 square miles is more than 33 times the land area of New York City.
Dubai Exports and DIEDC Seek New Zealand’s Partnership in Building Halal Hub
With a low population and a food-export-driven economy, New Zealand is viewed as a major market and potential partner in channelling trade through Dubai.
Saudi Arabia: Blockchain Platform for Islamic Finance
The Saudi Arabian Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has put its researchers on the task of developing blockchain-based products.
Qatar investments expand in Turkey following Arab boycott
Qatar is believed to be doubling its investments in Turkey in 2018 to amount to $20 billion by injecting new investments worth $19 billion; in addition to the existing $18 billion investments in various fields.
UAE: Revamped Islamic Economy strategy 2017-2021 on the cards
The global Fiqh league, to be established in collaboration with the centre’s strategic partners, will be the first international, legally independent non-profit scientific body of its kind in the world.
Malaysia to ramp up initiatives and internationalise Halal concept
Zahid said Malaysia can benefit greatly from the halal industry, which has been identified as a new source of economy via the Islamic Economic Transformation Programme.
Pakistan: Foreign group offers Sustainable Farming on BOT basis in Karachi
A conglomerate have submitted a proposal that includes a complete integrated Halal farming system in the province of Sindh with a farm-to-fork concept to cater to domestic and global demand of Halal food.
Opinion: Ethics in Business – An Islamic Perspective
Can business ethics truly exist or how does a businessman be ethical in a highly competitive business environment these days?
From Food to Cosmetics, Japan Firms Eye Malaysia’s Halal Industry-SMBC
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) is looking to back a push by Japanese firms planning to invest in Malaysia’s Sharia-compliant halal market, an SMBC official said.
Bahrain: 24th World Islamic Banking Conference – 4-6 December 2017
This year the Halal ecosystem and modest fashion are also topics that will be touched upon under the WIBC Islamic Economy Series.
Dubai Will Issue First Ever State Cryptocurrency
The token will be considered legal tender “for various government and non-government services, from their daily coffee and children’s school fee to utility charges and money transfers.”
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