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The Greek government is seeking to grow English language higher education courses by approving a new law which will aid the creation of new English taught degrees run by Greek universities with overseas HE institutions. While these programmes were already legal, the new law clarifies how they should be operated and controlled by administrative and academic staff.…

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Customisation is a key trend for a clothing and textile industry that looking to harness new technology to deliver consumer choice and flexibility over supply chains, including reshoring. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, in addition to widespread automation of processes throughout the garment supply chain, has been hailed as a game changer.…

The global Islamic microfinance market has room to grow significantly if it can overcome social and regulatory barriers that have so far curbed its expansion, say experts. Given microfinance is a poverty-alleviation mechanism that provides credit and other financial resources to poor and low-income households and small-and-medium-sized businesses, it fits well with the charitable traditions of Islam.…

A lack of common international Islamic financial regulatory system is hindering the development of Islamic social finance instruments, causing a dearth of good practice solutions that could effectively fight poverty, say experts.

In the February 2021 issue of the ISRA (International Shari’ah Research Academy) International Journal of Islamic Finance, Abdulsalam Ahmed Sawmar and his co-authors say one key element of Muslim charity – zakat (obligatory charity) – historically, “has been an integral part of the Islamic economic system because of its sizable impact in achieving social harmony and preserving decent living standard for the needy segments of Muslim communities.”…

India’s predominant vegetarianism, religious complexities and a recent spurt in Islamophobic politics has stalled the development of a halal segment in a food and drink sector that serves a country of 1.38 billion people.

Despite serving the world’s second largest Muslim population of more than 210 million, according to the US-based Pew Research Center, Indian food manufacturers do not generally display ‘halal’ on any food labels, except meat.…

Observers of the global Islamic finance industry are predicting significant imminent growth in sharia-compliant environmental and social governance (ESG) investment, as demand for financial institutions to deploy funds in ethical ways expands, along with awareness of climate change and social justice.…

The American infant formula market has been suffering from shortages, in part, because of a problem rarely encountered in the US economy, a lack of free market competition.

The nationwide baby formula out of-stock percentage was at 74% for the week ending May 28, according to retail-tracking company Datasembly.…

THE EUROPEAN Commission’s planned ‘Textile Transition Fund’ could be key to achieving a sustainable clothing and textile industry in Europe, Dirk Vantyghem, director general of the European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex), has told Just Style.

He hoped it will enable the industry to fulfill the goals of the European Union [EU] Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (1), announced in March (2022).…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting unprecedented international sanctions has disrupted an ongoing shift in Russia’s finishing sector towards digital textile printing. “Digital textile technologies are something new both for the entire world and for Russia. But we have a special interest in them.…

Growing environmental concerns and rising awareness of sustainable energy resources is driving considerable growth in the global used cooking oil (UCO) market. Production is also being boosted by recent technological advancements in UCO processing, expanding supplies from the rapidly evolving foodservice industry and initiatives by various governments to promote UCO for industrial use.…