By Rafiq Vayani KUALA LUMPUR: The world’s largest halal trade fair, Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2019, organised by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), returns for its 16th edition gathering the biggest congregation of halal businesses to date. With over 1,000 booths displayed, MIHAS 2019 brings together buyers and sellers from over 44 countries to Kuala Lumpur. MIHAS 2019 …

LAHORE: Facebook and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology along with the National Technology Fund (IGNITE) launched the first Facebook Innovation Lab located in the National Incubation Centre (NIC) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). The launch event, held on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, was attended by several thought leaders from across the world who came together and debated …

ABU DHABI: Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s leading food and beverages companies and producer of market leading animal feed Agrivita, launched four new camel feed products on the sidelines of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture in Abu Dhabi. The new products have been designed specifically to meet the nutrition and health needs of camels in the …

DUBAI: Transguard Group announced today that it has won the Dubai Quality Award (DQA). Presented to Transguard during a ceremony at Madinat Jumeriah, the Dubai Quality Award honours companies for their outstanding commitment to continuous improvement and business excellence. Transguard Cash Services previously won the award in 2018. “At Transguard, continuously improving all aspects of our business is at the …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s representative office in Kenya recently organised a study mission to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania which explored business potential within the country’s healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, tourism and hospitality sectors. The study mission, led by Omar Khan, Director of International Offices, Dubai Chamber, coincided with the 7th East African Health and Scientific Conference where Chamber …

By Rafiq Vayani KUALA LUMPUR: As reported in The State of the Islamic Economy Global Report 2018/2019[1], Malaysia is currently leading in the global halal industry and is at the forefront of offering diverse halal products that cater to the needs and demands of consumers. Reneuf, the first halal venture of Jacques Cosmetics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, today came aboard the …

KUALA LUMPUR: The 11th World Halal Conference (WHC) 2019 commenced today, facilitating discussions on the ever-growing need for the industry to reflect on its existing strengths; and to build new capabilities to create new engines of growth within the industry. WHC 2019 will highlight the various growth opportunities in the halal market and the need to continuously reinvent; re-energise; and …

DUBAI: Emirates cabin crew member, Jeeye Kang, has emerged the airline’s Biggest Foodie, with her winning recipe fit for a king, to be served on board for three months this year. Jeeye, a Korean national, has received the ultimate reward with her signature dish ‘Tofu Royale’ being featured in Emirates’ First Class menu, throughout April 2019, on the Dubai-Seoul route. …

DUBAI: Emirates has been awarded Best First Class in the world at the 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice® awards for Airlines. The airline also clinched several other awards including Best Regional Business Class Middle East, Best First Class Middle East and nabbed the overall Travelers’ Choice Major Airline honour for the Middle East. TripAdvisor has awarded the world’s top carriers based …

DUBAI: Arrivals from the Middle East to Egypt are expected to increase 50% from 1.49 million in 2018 to 2.23 million in 2022 with visitors from Saudi Arabia driving this growth, according to data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2019, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 28 April – 1 May 2019. While arrivals from Europe …