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ASIA KEEPS FAITH WITH NUCLEAR POWERASIA KEEPS FAITH WITH NUCLEAR POWER



While Europe is abuzz with policy discussions about extending the life of existing nuclear power plants, amidst growing concern about the need to wean the continent from dependence on Russian fossil fuels, this electricity source has continued to enjoy support in Asia.…

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RUSSIAN IVASION OF UKRAINE DISRUPTS FOOD TRADE FOR HALAL MARKET COUNTRIES



Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the supplies of food, especially cereals, to major halal food markets, with Ukraine and Russia togethering controlling around 30% of the global wheat trade. The military action, which the UN said on April 17 had killed 2,072 civilians, has put the Middle East and North Africa in a tight position over food supplies, especially given the region’s economies have been weakened by the Covid-19 crisis.…

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INVASION OF UKRAINE WILL INCREASE RAMADAN AND EID AL FITR TRAVEL COSTS SAY EXPERTS



After two years of strict travel restrictions, international borders are finally opening for quarantine-free travel, coinciding with the month of Ramadan. But to what extent will the escalation of oil prices and disruption of air travel caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect Muslim travellers’ plans?…

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SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF HALAL PRODUCTS RAISES IN MOZAMBIQUE



The sale and consumption of halal products, including food and beauty products, in Mozambique are growing, the president of the Halal Commission of Mozambique (Comissão Halal de Moçambique – https://halalmoz.com/) has told Salaam Gateway.

Maulana Ibraimo Issa said Mozambique halal traders and manufacturers were profiting from a global market expected by Germany statistics company Statista to grow from USD1.4 trillion in 2017 to around USD2.6 trillion by 2024, (https://www.statista.com/topics/4428/global-halal-market/#topicHeader__wrapper).…

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ISLAMIC FINANCE HIGHER EDUCATION EXPANDS WORLDWIDE



With the Islamic finance sector growing fast – with global turnover valued at USD2.2 trillion, according to S&P Global Ratings’ Islamic Finance Outlook 2022 Edition, with a projected 12% growth between 2021 and 2022 – demand for higher education courses on the topic are growing fast.…

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HALAL CERTIFICATION LOGOS AIM TO TRANSMIT MESSAGES OF RELIABILITY AND QUALITY



 

Halal certification systems are many and varied worldwide, but if they have one uniting feature, it is their use of logos, affixed to products, buildings and publicity, to promote the importance of their guidelines.

These symbols are important to certification bodies, and time and imagination is spent on making them distinct, even if their designs are not universally popular.…

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GOVERNMENT MEGA-PROJECTS KICK-START GROWTH IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PAINT MARKETS



The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) paint market has had a difficult past two years, but the sector is gradually rebounding, driven especially by major development projects and growth in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

“It has been tough period. Covid-19 had a significant impact on the MENA.…

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ANALYSING THE ROLE OF AI IN AML/CFT



AML/CFT experts continue to assess the increasing potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to scrutinise the mass of data screened by AML obliged organisations, such as banks, financial institutions and casinos, boosting effectiveness – a key goal of FATF.   …

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PROFILE OF PAKISTAN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY



Pakistan textile and clothing industry has witnessed many advances and retreats during the last 10 years. With the country operating a less draconian set of lockdowns than neighbouring countries in south Asia, it has leveraged recent investment by increasing clothing and textile exports.…

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HALAL SECTOR EXPLORES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS



The Covid-19 pandemic and latterly the Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked an increase in cybercrime and fraud, and the halal sector – reliant on compliance with detailed production and sales standards – is a soft target for commercial criminals.

This fact is compounded by the proliferation of halal certificates as the sector expands worldwide.…

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