Halal Trade & Tourism In SAARC Nations

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1 Halal Trade & Tourism In SAARC Nations Mr. Mohamed Jinna Director & CEO, Halal India Halal Certification Benefits World Muslim Population: ~ 24 %, ~ 1.8 Billion Muslim Growth Rate: ~ Muslim Halal Global Market: USD 3+ Trillion Halal Food: USD ~800 Billion, Halal Clothing: USD ~224 Billion, Halal Finance: USD ~1.2 Trillion, Halal Pharmaceuticals: USD ~70 Billion & Halal Cosmeceuticals: USD ~26 Billion Islamic Economies GDP: USD ~8 Billion Branding & Competitive Edge Ease of International Trading Separate Revenue Source from the same Capital Consumer Satisfaction Helping the Ummah to consume Halal 1

2 SAARC Nations Potential Total Population: Billions (~22.6%) Mean Growth Rate: ~1.3% World Population Growth Rate Mean: ~1.05% Growth Rate: SAARC World Developed Developing GDP(Overall) 10.14% 7.14% 6.46% 10.28% GNI 7.40% 3.62% 2.66% 6.92% 1.58% 0.74% 0.37% 1.18% Import 15.93% 11.00% 8.68% 14.96% Export 13.46% 11.29% 8.64% 15.06% n ion TOTAL GDP GNI Afghanistan 53 M +5200% 31.1 M 8.4% 129 M 7.5% +4200% M -1.58% M % 2.2% 3.9% 18.2% 30.8 M Textile Mining 11.3% 2

3 ion TOTAL GDP 87 M GNI % 332 M +1975% 150 M 10.7% 5.6% 1.58% 1316 M % M % 1.4% 30.3% M Textile Fisheries 32.5% n Bhutan TOTAL GDP 62 M GNI % 69 M % 0.74 M 15.2% 13.1% 1.18% 54.3 M % M % 0.8% 48.1% M ectric Power Forestry Hydroelectricity 32.9% 3

4 n India TOTAL GDP M GNI % M % 1200 M 10.67% 6.9% 1.31% M % M % 1.5% 21.2% 184 M Manufacturing Industries Service Industry 25.2% Maldives TOTAL GDP 1874 M GNI % 209 M % M 6.38% 10.92% 1.76% M % M +413% 1.26% 11.89% 0.25 M Fisheries 14.35% 4

5 Nepal TOTAL GDP 351 M GNI % 413 M +1488% 26 M 4.1% 3.6% 1.7% M % M +571% 1.2% 3.15% 1.3 M Service 15.9% on on Pakistan TOTAL GDP 339 M GNI +129% 1415 M % M 5.7% 3.0% 1.5% M % M % 1.7% 9.74% 177 M Textile Manufacturing Industries 16.5% 5

6 n on Sri Lanka TOTAL GDP 1038 M GNI % 710 M % 20.3 M 8.9% 8.4% 0.9% M % 2038 M % 0.7% 28.5% 1.8 M 32.6% Muslim Market SAARC Countries Muslim Population(%): SAARC: ~32% World: ~25% Muslim Population Growth Rate( ): SAARC: % World: % 6

7 UNIFIED PROTECTION HALAL OF CONSUMER & STANDARDS CLIENTS & PROCESS PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT HALAL VENTURES OF HALAL LIFESTYLE STRENGHTEN MUTUAL RESPECT RESEARCH, & STNADARDS & RECOGNITION PROCEDURES, ONE BANNER= HALAL - EX EIGHT FREE NGO POWERFUL OF ZONE & NPO INFORRMATION NATIONS & FOR KNOWLEDGE SAARC NATIONS INFINITE NO NON- POSSIBILITIES UNITED SAARC AND MANY HCB & OPPORTUNITIES CERTIFICATION FOR PEACE, MORE. BROTHERHOOD IN SAARC & DEVELOPMENT COUNTRIES DEVELOP MUTUAL NETWORK, PROMOTION COLLABORATIION & OF HALAL SUPPLY & CHAIN PREVENT PROMOTION MISUSE OF HALAL OF HALAL BUSINESS EFFICIENT GLOBAL UTILIZATION RECOGNIZATION, TIES OF NATION & POWER RESOURCES 7

8 SAARC Countries Halal Friendly Tourism Opportunity SAARC Tourism Industry: Export Year Change Total Value (MILLIONS) (37.3%/YR) Import Year Change Total Value (MILLIONS) (40.9%/YR) Halal Food Trade in SAARC Intra SAARC Food Trade: Export Year Change Total Value (MILLIONS) (318/YR) Percentage of Total 10.56% 15.29% +4.73% Import Year Change Total Value (MILLIONS) (297/YR) Percentage of Total 9.61% 13.08% +3.47% SAARC Total Food Trade: Year 1995 (MILLIONS) 2012 (MILLIONS) Change Export % Import % 8

9 Free Trade Zone Relief from Inverted Tariffs Duty Exemption on Re-Export Damaged Non-Conforming Items Weekly Entry Savings Cash Flow (Duty Deferral) Zone-to-Zone Transfer Government & Military Sales Ad Valorem & Inventory Tax Relief Duty Elimination on Waste, Scrap & Yield Loss SAARC Free Trade Zone - Halal HALAL INDIA Eat Permitted Food, Live Healthy 9

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