Saudi Arabia sees soaring demand for halal products in a sign of wider global market growth for the sector
RIYADH: The growth of halal medicines, cosmetics and even sportswear is fueling an economic boom that is reaching far beyond Saudi Arabia, and the wider Middle East.
Global product launches with halal claims jumped by 19 percent from 2018 to 2020, from over 16,000 products to more than 20,000.
Some 63 percent of these products have been reported to be…
