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Islamic Unit Trust in Malaysia - An Introduction
First launched in the UK in 1931 by M&G, unit trusts are a form of investment by companies or individual who pool their money to make large-scale investments in selected portfolio of securities.
HALAL IN THE SKY
When Malaysia Airlines (MAS) subsidiary MAS Catering first started its Halal program way back in 1978, little did they realize how significant their work is to the global airline industry. Its perfect Halal processes for airlines caught the attention of the world’s largest in-flight meal provider, Germany-based LSG Lufthansa Service Holdings AG.
VIEW: Questioning history —Farish A Noor
It would be farcical to claim that the European Enlightenment was merely an auto-generated case of isolated genius, for we all know that European civilisation developed by interaction with Muslim civilisation; as did Muslim civilisation develop in relation with and to the Chinese, Indian and Persian civilisations
TURKEY MISSES OUT ON $2.1 TRILLION HALAL MARKET
Countries across the world, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, have boosted income from food exports by joining a growing market via introducing standards for "halal" food. In Turkey, on the other hand, exporters lament that concerns over ideological implications of introducing halal food standards result in Turkey's missing out on the market, the potential customers of which number 1.6 billion worldwide.
Software firm is expanding operations
Misys is already a supplier of core banking and comprehensive Islamic banking solutions in the Middle East. The addition of the treasury and capital markets ...
Malaysia's Takaful Ikhlas eyes Saudi expansion
MNRB Holdings Bhd, has submitted an application to Bank Negara Malaysia and Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) to expand its operations to Saudi Arabia.
Nuturing Society Through Corporate Social Responsibility
If one were to follow closely the developments of the Halal Industry, you will notice the major corporations are a slice of the Halal market pie. But after all the Halal transactions and Halal profits, do to ensure sustained development?
Muslim countries take step to boost trade
Tüzmen also mentioned about halal standards, a set of rules to mark that certain products comply with Islamic methods of production. The halal market is rapidly gaining importance not only for Muslim countries ...
Al Islami Foods cellebrates 25th Anniversary with the start of Ramadan promotions
To mark the 25th anniversary, Al Islami Foods, the leading producer of halal products in the Middle East, today launched diamond promotions during the holy month of Ramadan,
Allocation up 2.5 %
In addition, RM40mil has been allocated for the development and promotion of halal hub and halal park particularly in selected states in Malaysia.