DAFZA Issues The First’ Dubai: The Global Gateway To Halal Industries’ In Spanish

Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind guide entitled ‘Dubai: The Global Gateway to Halal Industries’ in Spanish. The launch is one of a number of official initiatives that form part of Dubai’s Islamic Economy Strategy for 2017 to 2021.The ceremony was attended by HE Salem Rashid Al Owais, General Consul of the UAE in Barcelona and Ramon Senmartin, General Director of Prodeca, Local Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Catalonia, with the presence of DAFZA representatives and a number of investors and participants from the Halal industry in Europe at the exhibition.

The launch of this Guidebook by DAFZA is one of the most important initiatives for the Halal sector and is supported by the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre in cooperation with Knowledge Partner DinarStandard. The Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates in Barcelona translated the Guide into Spanish, which aims to raise the awareness of Spanish investors on the opportunities within the Halal sector, both regionally and globally. It also aims to educate the investors on the Halal system in the UAE including certification and accreditation, the National Halal Mark and solutions for businesses to set up operations.

The Halal sector is rapidly growing both in Europe and globally with more than 1.7 billion consumers, equivalent to a quarter of the world’s population and is expected to reach 2.2 billion by 2030.Halal products account for about 16% of global food and beverage consumption contributing around 40 billion euros to the European economy.

Commenting on the participation, Amna Lootah, Assistant Director General – Finance, Commercial & Customer relations Division Foster of DAFZA Innovation & Future Unit said:”The Launch of the guide in several prominent global languages in the world aims to reach as many investor as possible in key markets which have witnessed growth within their Halal sectors. This falls in line with our mandate to support the country’s economic diversification plans by attracting new foreign investments to Dubai. The guide will play an important role in educating foreign  investors on the rewarding investment opportunities that the sector presents, with the aim to encourage them to enter the market.”