XIII International Economic Summit “Russia - Islamic World: Kazan Summit & World Halal Day 2022”

The 9th World Halal Day which took place in Tatarstan as a collaboration between the Government of Tatarstan, Invest Tatarstan, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, and United World Halal Development (UNWHD) was deemed a success by all the stakeholders.

The three-day event aims to foster cooperation in trade, economy, science and technology cooperation, and promote social and cultural ties between Russia and the OIC member countries. The sharing economy and the halal industry was on the agenda of the event. Other key topics are Islamic finance and partner banking, youth diplomacy, export development, and entrepreneurship and investment. The event also covered the Machine Building Cluster Forum, World Halal Day and events dedicated to the 1,100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgarians.

Over 10 cooperation deals in various fields such as finance, health and agriculture were sealed during the event, of which Anadolu Agency is global communication partner. There were speakers from UAE, South Africa, Bahrain, India, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Jordan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Abkhazia, Tatarstan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Adygea, Kabardino-Balkarian, Chechen Republic, Kyrgyz Republic, Netherlands, Morocco, Spain, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and so on.
Conversations and panel discussions focused on investing in the halal sector, leveraging halal trade through the Russian Continental free trade area, global halal future trends, halal tourism, halal supply chain, unpacking the halal export market and halal regulatory environment and infrastructure. There was also a huge focus placed on countries supporting each other and creating ways for each country to contribute to and support the halal sector, together.