Call for businesses to tap into vast global halal market

Useful insights: (clockwise from top left) Standard Chartered Bank Singapore’s Koh and Divya, HDC’s Hanisofian, Tanamera Tropical’s Faisal, Julie’s Ang, Matrade’s Leany and Standard Chartered Saadiq Malaysia’s Bilal.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian businesses must actively tap into global halal market opportunities as they increasingly look outside the country’s borders for growth, according to speakers at the recent Export Excellence Awards (EEA) 2021 webinar.

Entitled Halal Export Opportunities, the second webinar in the EEA 2021 Webinar Series featured experts from a wide range of industries, starting off with Standard Chartered Bank Singapore economist (Asia) Jonathan Koh’s economic forecast for Malaysia and the world.