Oceania

New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser indicated confidence concerning the signing of a extensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will reduced trade barriers between Saudi Arabia along with other GCC states. Groser said, “We’re producing a lot of improvement so far ...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – New Zealand has the potential to tap into a rapidly growing Muslim tourism market, says a tourism expert. Also known as “halal tourism”, Kiwi operators and hospitality providers are being encouraged to supply services that comply ...

By Anna Pearson New Zealand has been exporting halal meat since the 1970s for the most part with little government involvement, but times have changed. How did the meat industry asked for more regulation to prove the “halalness” of its products? ...

Albawaba Business As Australia today (Jan. 26) celebrates its National Day you may be forgiven in thinking that Australia’s most successful exports are their movie stars like Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman and pop icon Kylie Minogue but its greatest export is ...

By Kathleen Calderwood, ABC Rural  With over 100 Australian abattoirs halal certified, the practice is becoming an increasingly important part of the meat processing industry. Halal practices for slaughtering cattle were under the spotlight in December, when a group of eight ...