On Thursday, June 13, Moscow Halal Expo 2013 hosted Business Forum that consisted of two sections, Islamic Finance and Investment Forum and Moscow International Halal Congress.

The events were attended by leading experts in halal industry and Islamic finance. Among those who delivered speeches were Secretary General of Halal Development Council of Pakistan Asad Sajjad, head of Turkish Association for the Inspection and Certification of Food and Supplies (GIMDES) Huseyin Kami Buyukozer, general manager of the Agency for Halal Quality Certification of Bosnia and Herzegovina Amir Sakic and others.

The event participants discussed issues pertaining to halal product certification and building up market relations. Attendees of the business programme declared the need for developing a common system of verification and certification of halal products, which are nowadays manufactured both in Muslim and non-Muslim countries.

Besides that, speakers and participants of Moscow International Halal Congress agreed that the opportunities arising on halal market are tremendous, especially noting that this market is not just limited to food products but is also open to many other fields like cosmetics, pharmacology, production of allowed food supplements and so on. According to the experts, the demand for creating a universal logo and development of product verification technologies has never been as high is it is now.

RMC press service based on materials from halalexpo.org