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CIVIL AVIATION SECTOR PUSHES AHEAD WITH SUSTAINABLE FUEL GROWTH
In 2019, before Covid-19 knocked the industry off a seemingly unstoppable growth trajectory, 95 billion gallons of fuel was burned by commercial airlines worldwide said statistical service Statista.
Speaking to Petroleum Review, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) deputy director for environmental protection Jane Hupe said analysis undertaken by the UN agency found “that, by 2050, it would be physically possible to meet 100 percent of international aviation jet fuel demand with sustainable aviation fuels, corresponding to a 63 percent reduction in emissions.”…
WHERE ARE ARABS IN THE DONKEY & ELEPHANT RACE?
Every four years, people worldwide, armed with statistics, predictions and expectations, gaze at traditional, smart, and portable screens, waiting for an anticipated globally important event. Some observers are enthusiastic, others are indifferent – but everyone awaits the results.
But this is no sporting championship.…
TECHNICAL ROUND UP – IOSCO SAYS REGULATORS SHOULD PUSH ESG DATA SERVICE QUALITY
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has called on regulators to proactivity ensure environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) ratings and data product providers perform at a high standard. In detailed guidance, IOSCO noted: “Their significance and usefulness will only continue as capital markets intensify efforts to support the shift towards a net zero economy.”…
FALLS IN KEY SUPPLIES AND DOMESTIC MARKET WEAKNESSES PREVENT MEXICO AUTOMAKERS FROM RECOVERING AS COVID-19 EBBS
Automotive associations and manufacturers in Mexico admit that their country’s automotive industry is registering a much slower rate of Covid-19 recovery than expected due to supplies shortages, which have especially impeded light vehicle production – cars, CUVs, SUVs and pick-ups.
In early October, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association, (Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz – AMIA) noted that light vehicle sales in September in Mexico were 76,930 units, meaning 1.1% less than the number recorded during September 2020, when the pandemic was ravaging Mexico’s economy, which lost 8.5% of its GDP last year (2020).…
SPAIN TRIES TO RECOVER ITS GOLDEN PLACE IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
Spain, which in the early Middle Ages was part of Islamic state called Al-Andalus – remembered as a golden age of Spanish tolerance and reason – has finally started to seriously play to win in the global halal market, through tourism and exports.…
SPAIN BOOSTS HALAL TOURISM AND FOOD SALES – LOOKING FOR GROWTH IN THE POST-COVID-19 WORLD
Spain has been expanding its halal tourism and food sales, as it leverages its geographical proximity to Muslim countries in north Africa to provide travel and accommodation services.
In the CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2021, by CrescentRating & Mastercard, Spain climbed six positions to the 16th in the top non-Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destinations (https://www.crescentrating.com/reports/global-muslim-travel-index-2021.html).…
SOUTH KOREA’S PHARMA SECTOR PROBES HALAL MARKET WITH INDONESIAN PARTNERS
South Korea’s pharmaceutical industry, a global player with exports reaching South Korean Won KRW7.93 trillion (USD6.8 billion) in 2020, has been expanding its foothold in the world’s Muslim markets, offering guarantees that manufacturers avoid inputs that are offensive to Muslims.…
INDONESIA’S HALAL PHARMA SECTOR GROWS, BUT RELIANCE ON IMPORTED UNCERTIFIED INGREDIENTS IMPEDES DEVELOPMENT
Indonesia’s drive to require pharmaceutical products to be halal-certified is gathering pace, but the country’s pharma industry’s reliance on imported raw materials for medicines is impeding progress, officials and industry players say.
In October, Indonesia issued a government regulation requiring pharmaceutical products to be certified halal by 2029 for over-the-counter drugs and 2034 for prescription medicines.…
UK HALAL FOOD INDUSTRY BEING DISRUPTED BY BREXIT
BRITAIN’S halal food market maybe growing, but the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) in January 2020 has been impeding the sale, production and export of such products, and the regulatory headaches may get worse in future.
Speaking to Salaam Gateway, Rizvan Khalid, managing director, of Euro Quality Lambs, a major England-based producer and exporter of halal sheepmeat, said trade red tape imposed since the UK quit the EU has imposed GBP500,000 of annual regulatory costs on his business.…
BANGLADESH PUSHING HALAL FOOD EXPORTS BY EXPANDING CERTIFICATION AND GOVERNMENT MARKET RESEARCH
The Bangladesh food industry is increasing its efforts to export halal foods to Muslim majority population countries. A senior government delegation is planning to visit Turkey and Indonesia this year to gather facts and advice on improving Bangladesh sales in these countries of halal food.…