Cambodia’s first halal-focused special economic zone (SEZ) project was launched on Saturday following the signing of several memorandums of understanding (MoU) between the private-sector partners; including local business conglomerate, the WorldBridge Group of Companies.
The specialized industrial zone project ‘Halal Park Cambodia’, is set to be constructed on a 267-hectare plot of land in Kandal Province, located in close proximity to the ongoing Funan Techo Canal (FTC).
The FTC will link the industrial zone to key export ports via the canal once completed in the coming years.
The inauguration ceremony for the new SEZ, held in Phnom Penh, was attended by key company representatives and local dignitaries, as well as representatives from regional national halal institutions such as the Central Islamic Commission of Thailand (CICOT), the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (JAKIM), the Johor Malaysian Islamic Commission (Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor), the Singapore Islamic Council (MUIS), the Indonesia Halal Product Assurance Organizing Body (BPJPH) and the Vietnam Halal Certification Authority.
The specialized production zone envisioned by the founders of the park aims to provide for growth in domestic demand for halal-certified products, chiefly including halal food and cosmetics, as well as opening export opportunities in the multi-trillion dollar global halal products market.
According to the project’s founder and chairman, Mohd Amin Mohd Zain, who addressed attendees at the zone’s opening ceremony last weekend, the first priority for the venture will include the establishment of a multi-level satellite halal central kitchen and dedicated halal zones, within a surrounding cluster of small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
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Reporter: James Whitehead
Source: Khmer Times
September 17, 2024
