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Malaysia's Halal Home Grown Champion programme has generated RM187.91 million in potential sales for 313 halal companies, including 158 Bumiputera and 52 women-owned firms, with MIHAS 2026 set to amplify opportunities.
Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot is visiting Malaysia to explore partnerships in renewable energy, rare earth elements processing, and the halal sector. The two-day engagement signals growing European interest in Southeast Asian green technology collaboration.
Malaysia's government has deployed 23 programmes under its Halal Industry Master Plan 2030 to decrease dependence on imported halal ingredients, targeting critical ingredient categories through research, financing, and talent development initiatives.
Malaysia and Indonesia are intensifying cooperation in the halal industry through proposed regional councils aimed at harmonising standards and expanding trade opportunities across Southeast Asia and globally.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent to explore deepened bilateral cooperation across energy, trade, investment, education and the halal sector, signalling Malaysia's engagement with Central Asia.