Development of Indonesia’s Halal Industrial Areas to be Fast-Tracked: Ministry of Industry

Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry recently stated that the development of Halal industrial areas in the country would be fast-tracked, given its widespread ability to attract investment and employees, which will boost the national economy.

Dody Widodo, Director General of Resilience, Territory and International Industrial Access of the Ministry of Industry, noted that a key strategy of the Indonesian Sharia Economics Master Plan 2019-2024 was to reinforce the Halal industry value chain from upstream to downstream, by focusing on building Halal industrial areas and Halal hubs in several regions, in accordance to the strengths of each region.

Widodo added that the country’...