KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 (Bernama) According to the Malaysian Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, the demand for halal products was very encouraging considering the big market across the globe. Malaysia had the advantage and capabilities to drive the halal ...
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Malaysia: F&N to double dairy exports to RM400m in 5 years
By Wong Wei Shen – The Star Online KLANG: Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N) expects to double its dairy exports to RM400mil in five years with the new manufacturing plant in Pulau Indah. “Plans are underway to double our ...
Read More »UAE: Dubai close to launching Halal certification
By Courtney Trenwith – Arabian Business Dubai is close to finalising regulations to certify halal products in a move that could have major economic and trade ramifications globally. Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Hamad Buamim said an announcement ...
Read More »UAE: Top Dubai official says more hotels becoming “alcohol free”
By: Courtney Trenwith – Arabian Business Dubai has long been known as the playground of the Middle East, where Westerners can drink in some of the flashiest bars in the world. But hotels are increasingly choosing to become alcohol-free zones ...
Read More »Shekra gets crowdfunding for Arab SME’s off the ground by Signing MoU
Courtesy of Zawya, Thomson Reuters INJAZ Al-Arab, the region’s leading youth empowerment NGO, has signed an MoU with Shekra, a crowd funding solution in Egypt supporting startups education, legalities, funding, mentoring, and monitoring processes, to provide additional funding for MENA start-up companies ...
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