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Qatar Chamber and the United World Halal Development have signed an agreement under which the Chamber will host the World Halal Day on November 1, 2018.

This came on the sidelines of the participation of the Qatar Chamber in the activities of the World Summit of Halal held in Istanbul, Turkey.

It is an international halal conference celebrated on November 1 each year with the objectives: Food for All, United against Hunger, Preserve the Nature and striving to build a one Human Community.

Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani affirmed the importance of holding this international day in Doha encourages food, cosmetics, travel and tourism, infrastructure companies, to invest in Qatar, as part of preparations for the World Cup 2022.

The World Halal Day aims to create an in depth understanding on Halal and enhancing its trade. It raises the awareness on the current issues and concerns related to Halal economy and preventive measures, he added.

He noted that the conference provides a good a platform for the key players of Halal market, gurus and leaders of the industry sectors from around the world to explore huge potentials of Halal industry and the creative yields of its market through this B2B platform.

Sheikh Khalifa pointed out that halal market is growing rapidly to reach $4 trillion in the world, urging the OIC countries to activate their contribution to the halal market, especially as their share is only about 20 percent of the total worlds halal trade.

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