{"id":20,"date":"2025-05-07T06:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/?p=20"},"modified":"2025-05-07T06:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:03:01","slug":"malaysia-calls-on-maldivian-firms-to-tap-into-booming-halal-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/malaysia-calls-on-maldivian-firms-to-tap-into-booming-halal-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia calls on Maldivian firms to tap into booming halal market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/halal.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Malaysia_calls_on_Maldivian_firms_to_tap_into_booming_halal_market_v1_generated_image_20250507140259.png\" alt=\"Article featured image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Malaysia has extended a strategic invitation to Maldivian enterprises to capitalize on its thriving halal ecosystem, emphasizing untapped opportunities in halal tourism and cross-border trade. Speaking at the Maldives-Malaysia Business Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted Malaysia\u2019s Halal Industry Master Plan 2030 as a blueprint for regional collaboration, citing Islamic finance, pharmaceuticals, and food production as key growth areas.<\/p>\n<p>The forum, attended by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, showcased existing Malaysian investments in the Maldives, including brands like Secret Recipe and Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare. Tengku Zafrul urged more Malaysian firms to leverage the Maldives\u2019 business-friendly policies, noting the archipelago\u2019s potential as a gateway for halal exports in South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Bilateral trade between the two nations reached RM862.7 million in 2024, reflecting a 4.3% year-on-year increase, with the Maldives emerging as Malaysia\u2019s sixth-largest trading partner in the region. To further deepen ties, Malaysia invited Maldivian stakeholders to participate in the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) in September 2025, positioning the event as a catalyst for global halal economic partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>The visit also saw the signing of three memoranda of understanding and two exchanges of notes, spanning sectors from education to tourism. President Muizzu\u2019s four-day official trip\u2014his first to Malaysia since taking office in 2023\u2014aims to elevate cooperation in trade, youth development, and sports, reinforcing the nations\u2019 shared economic and cultural interests.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia has extended a strategic invitation to Maldivian enterprises to capitalize on its thriving halal ecosystem, emphasizing untapped opportunities in halal tourism and cross-border trade. Speaking at the Maldives-Malaysia Business Forum 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz highlighted Malaysia\u2019s Halal Industry Master Plan 2030 as a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halal.tv\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}