Dubai- 16 February 2020 -- His Excellency Abdullah Al-Maeeni, Director General of Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology "ESMA", announced that the Islamic spending on food and beverages has grown by 1.6%, as it is expected to reach $ 9.1 trillion during the next three years.
He expected that will reflects a very important opportunity for investment And create global halal food brands. With the volume of investment opportunities in the UAE Islamic economy about 85 billion dirhams, according to Global Islamic Economy Indicator.
He said during the opening of the 5th global halal industry platform, which is organized by ESMA in Dubai, that the report, demonstrated a new Emirati superiority, when the UAE achieved the first rank in 5 sectors out of a total of 7 sectors of the Islamic economy.
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