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Will there be a halal COVID-19 vaccine?

Around 155 vaccines are being developed against COVID-19. Will any be halal-certified?

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Many untapped opportunities for halal in diversification of plant-based alternatives, say analysts

03 Jul 2020

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Beyond meat: Brazil halal seeks export diversification amid uncertain markets

15 Jun 2020

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From Turkey via Germany to USA: Halal foods supplier Nosor Baladna on path to global expansion

19 May 2020

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Commentary: Now’s the time to make long overdue changes to food supply chain

16 May 2020

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UAE agri-tech growing with new multi-million dollar fundings for smart farms

08 May 2020

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How can Malaysia achieve halal food security and self-sufficiency? One expert submits her plan

28 Apr 2020

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Halal Industry

Will there be a halal COVID-19 vaccine?

Around 155 vaccines are being developed against COVID-19. Will any be halal-certified?

13 Jul 2020

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Halal Industry

Many untapped opportunities for halal in diversification of plant-based alternatives, say analysts

Apart from now well-known plant-based meat alternatives, there are also opportunities in ethnic meat and fish substitutes from soya.

03 Jul 2020

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Halal Industry

Beyond meat: Brazil halal seeks export diversification amid uncertain markets

The push by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce comes as the country’s total exports amid the pandemic have dropped year-on-year.

15 Jun 2020

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Halal Industry

From Turkey via Germany to USA: Halal foods supplier Nosor Baladna on path to global expansion

The company was founded by Syrian Abdul Razak Kattan who fled the war in his homeland in 2011.

19 May 2020

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Halal Industry

Commentary: Now’s the time to make long overdue changes to food supply chain

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the global food supply chain's weakest links, writes My Halal Kitchen's Yvonne Maffei.

16 May 2020

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UAE agri-tech growing with new multi-million dollar fundings for smart farms

The country that imports around 90% of its food is ever-more conscious about food security.

08 May 2020

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Halal Industry

How can Malaysia achieve halal food security and self-sufficiency? One expert submits her plan

Rozi Osman's plan includes the government first establishing a working group co-chaired by the Halal Development Corporation and JAKIM.

28 Apr 2020

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Halal Industry

COVID-19 lockdown: Time for Islamic countries to set up their own halal production facilities

A key lesson from the lockdown is that Islamic countries, which are big halal consumers but not big halal producers, need to set up their own halal production clusters.

07 Apr 2020

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Halal Industry

Living abroad amid a pandemic: My Halal Kitchen’s Yvonne Maffei finds comfort in strangers while feeling ‘completely alone’ in Turkey

American Yvonne Maffei finds herself feeling completely alone in Turkey as the COVID-19 hit. There is a quiet calm, she writes, an overall acceptance of what is and what needs to be done to protect everyone.

03 Apr 2020

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Reports

Impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Islamic finance in the OIC countries

Islamic Fintech Report 2018: Current Landscape and Path Forward

White paper on ESCA-DIEDC Roundtable on Retail and AED Sukuk

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Announcements

Truebell offers brands new route to market through e-commerce

06 Jul 2020

Food Security Digi-Conference gathers experts to address immediate food security requirements for the MENA region

03 Jul 2020

Malaysia: Industry players co-develop country's first integrated POS solution from order-to-last-mile-delivery in F&B sector's recovery efforts

24 Jun 2020

Truebell adapting to the latest retail and food trends as a result of COVID-19

17 Jun 2020

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Islamic Finance

What are the projected GDP growth numbers for key Islamic countries this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

27 Jul 2020

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Events & Courses

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London Halal Food Festival

25 Jul 2020

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ICSD Secretariat: Gihan Diab, Vladimiro Pelliciardi, Cesare Anselmi, Diamantina Allushaj

09 Sep 2020

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ICSD 2020 : 8th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 9 - 10 September 2020 Rome, Italy

09 Sep 2020

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Special Coverage

Global Islamic Fintech Report 2019

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State of the Global Islamic Economy 2019/20 Report

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Women in the Islamic Economy

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COVID-19 and the Global Islamic Economy

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Impacts of COVID-19 Outbreak on Islamic Finance in OIC Countries

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