Saudi Arabia strives to develop halal industries on a global scale: Al-Qasabi

Saudi Arabia strives to develop halal industries on a global scale: Al-Qasabi

MAKKAH — Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qasabi inaugurated on Wednesday the Makkah Halal Forum at the Makkah Chamber of Exhibitions and Events Center. The inaugural session was held in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah Saleh Kamel, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as officials from many countries and specialists in the field of halal industries from various countries around the world. In his speech, Al-Qasabi emphasized that halal industries are of special importance, and made them among the things that the Kingdom cares about. “Saudi Arabia has spared no efforts in supporting the halal industries, as well as in enabling and localizing the halal products industry locally, strengthening and developing this system on a global scale, and providing quality investments within this vital industry.” Al-Qasabi said that the Saudi Vision 2030 contains many strategic goals and performance measurement indicators, in addition to a set of commitments based on pillars and axes. The public, private and non-profit sectors are participating in achieving these goals and that is under the governance of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA). He stressed that this international forum, that is being held in