The top 10 stories this year that will continue to impact the Islamic economy in 2021
The year 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on our lives but other issues also grabbed the global Islamic economy’s attention. Here’s our pick of 10 stories and issues of significance for the Islamic economy and Islamic countries, and that we expect will continue to make an impact in 2021.
1. Food security
This year, global supply chains were disrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and other restrictions. As a result, many consumers found themselves staring at empty supermarket shelves as panic buying outstripped deliveries.
Food security has long been an issue for countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) but this year really set off alarm bells because OIC countries import most of their foods. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the countries’ vulnerability to disruptions in foreign food supplies.
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