Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth

There are approximately 1.5 billion Muslims in the world and majority of the world’s Muslim population is located in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Global Islamic Economy Report in 2013, the global expenditure of Muslim consumers on food and lifestyle sector is being estimated to be 1.62 tril...

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Main Author: Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60587/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60587/1/M27.pdf
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description There are approximately 1.5 billion Muslims in the world and majority of the world’s Muslim population is located in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Global Islamic Economy Report in 2013, the global expenditure of Muslim consumers on food and lifestyle sector is being estimated to be 1.62 trillion US dollar in 2012 and is expected to increase by more than 53 by 2018. This has raised attention in many people’s minds recently as to what the Halal Economy refers to. Does it refer to the economies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)? Are the consumers of the Islamic economy (e.g. Islamic finance) limited only to Muslims? Does it refer to green, purity and non-pollution? Can this halal economy promote new investments and economic growth? The primary aim of this paper is to offer a global perspective of the halal economy. The paper looks at the definition of halal economy and five existing sectors, namely halal food, Islamic finance, clothing or fashion, halal tourism, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. In addition to that, the prospects of Malaysia’s major halal exported products and destinations are reviewed. Some challenges and opportunities will be highlighted in the last section.
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spelling upm-605872018-06-07T08:46:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60587/ Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi There are approximately 1.5 billion Muslims in the world and majority of the world’s Muslim population is located in the Asia-Pacific region. According to Global Islamic Economy Report in 2013, the global expenditure of Muslim consumers on food and lifestyle sector is being estimated to be 1.62 trillion US dollar in 2012 and is expected to increase by more than 53 by 2018. This has raised attention in many people’s minds recently as to what the Halal Economy refers to. Does it refer to the economies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)? Are the consumers of the Islamic economy (e.g. Islamic finance) limited only to Muslims? Does it refer to green, purity and non-pollution? Can this halal economy promote new investments and economic growth? The primary aim of this paper is to offer a global perspective of the halal economy. The paper looks at the definition of halal economy and five existing sectors, namely halal food, Islamic finance, clothing or fashion, halal tourism, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. In addition to that, the prospects of Malaysia’s major halal exported products and destinations are reviewed. Some challenges and opportunities will be highlighted in the last section. Halal Products Research Institute, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60587/1/M27.pdf Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi (2014) Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth. In: Malaysia International Halal Research & Education Conference 2014 (MIHREC 2014), 2-4 Dec. 2014, Marriott Putrajaya Hotel, Malaysia. (p. 264).
spellingShingle Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi
Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
title Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
title_full Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
title_fullStr Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
title_full_unstemmed Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
title_short Halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
title_sort halal economy in the global markets: new source of investment and economic growth
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60587/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60587/1/M27.pdf