By Rushdi Siddiqui, The Malaysian Reserve The halal industry — encompassing food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, logistics/distribution and tourism — is US$2.6 trillion (RM8.33 trillion), almost twice the size of US$1.3 trillion Islamic finance. But, it gets the respect, recognition and reverence ...
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UAE: Noor Islamic Bank offers gold bullion coins as profitable and safe investment option
Noor Islamic Bank (Noor) has rolled out sales of the UAE gold bullion coins for retail buyers in denominations of one, half, quarter and one/tenth ounce in 99.99 per cent purity (24 karat). The innovative product offering makes Noor the ...
Read More »Korean-based BBQ Chicken aims to make Malaysia halal hub by 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Korean-based BBQ Chicken, which currently operates five outlets in Kuala Lumpur, hopes to make Malaysia its halal hub by 2020. Operated by Genesis Supplies Sdn Bhd, the company plans to build a halal factory in the ...
Read More »Pakistan: Focus on halal meat market
By ASHFAK BOKHARI, DAWN A team of officials from Malaysian department of Islamic development visited several abattoirs in Lahore in the first week of this month to inspect and ensure that the meat being exported to their country was halal ...
Read More »USA: Halal meals in Michigan prisons stir controversy
Some Michigan prison inmates are objecting to a settlement in a lawsuit over meals and religious customs. The Michigan Corrections Department says it’s committed to serving halal meals to inmates who want them. But some inmates are objecting because the ...
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