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Covid-19: The strategic value of the halal industry

THE outbreak has exposed the populations of most countries to a dangerous virus. At the same time, perhaps more importantly, it has exposed weaknesses in supply chains of nations across the globe.The Malaysian government should be commended for establishing a taskforce to maintain critical supply chains. This is an excellent step to ensure that what is primarily a medical crisis doesn’t turn into a broader crisis. With the movement control order (MCO) extended, the role of ensuring supply chains remain functioning will be critical on two fronts — food and medical supplies.This is where the halal industry, especially SME’s, will play an important role in feeding the nation. Over the last two decades, the concept of halal has been progressively applied to various industries from agriculture, food manufacturing, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and logistics.Malaysia is now the beneficiary of a forward-thinking policy to address food security gaps 20 years ago while empowering [...]

Malaysia Global Business Forum to support local sporting initiatives

Malaysia has the opportunity to move to a corporate-funded sports model, allowing the government to shift to investments into required infrastructure and land grants for sporting facilities. As Malaysia moves to developed nation status it needs to develop a world-class sporting culture that is both positive and sustainable. In line with global best practices, sports and the business community go hand in hand, eventually developing a thriving sports industry. Recent social listening data provided by Harvestmedia suggests that several sporting community clusters exist on social media, together with recent search trends which regularly sees sports-related searches above entertainment and politics, which suggests that companies and brands are missing the boat when it comes to community engagement in various sports. To address the gap “the Malaysia Global Business Forum will support the development of sports in two strategic ways; the development of premier clubs that are within a national structure and [...]