Source : AA / 29 Jan 2014 The Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) announced on Sunday plans to begin issuing halal food certificates in Europe to address growing demands by Muslim-Turkish consumers in Europe. TSE executives said during the 2nd European ...
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Thailand: Uncontrolled growth of halal food sector
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Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, and its other related entities have acquired a significant minority stake in Namet Gida Sanayi ve Ticareti AS (Namet), according to Investcorp’s announcement on Tuesday. Namet is a major Turkish ...
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The cooperation among the Group of Eight Developing Countries (D-8) shows that the Islamic countries are capable of increasing their economic cooperation, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday. Addressing the 16th ministerial meeting of ...
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By Frank Kane, The National When Nouriel Roubini speaks, you would do well to listen carefully. The 55-year-old American economist was a voice in the wilderness in the run-up to the global financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, predicting a ...
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