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VOInews, Jakarta: Halal Indonesia International Trade Show (HIITS) 2023, displaying various superior products including food products, cosmetics, clothing, service products and educational activities, was held from 8-10 December 2023 at Hall 3-3A, ICE BSD, Tangerang, Indonesia. During the Halal Fair–HIITS 2023, free halal consultation and certification services were also held.

Apart from that, the organizers also provided opportunities for business actors to expand their networks through collaborative partnerships with other business actors at home and abroad. The business actors participating in the 2023 Halal Fair not only came from Indonesia, but also from abroad such as Mali, Sudan and, Tunisia and Palestine.

One of the officials accompanying the Tunisian representative, Abdelkarim Hamdaoui, said on Saturday that Tunisia displayed many agricultural and food products at the Halal Fair, such as dates and sweets. However, according to him, at the Halal fair this time they specialized in olive oil products.

“This time we show more olive oil, we export olive oil to 75 countries around the world, especially to Arab countries and Muslim countries, which of course is packaged in a halal (allowed) way with the best quality that we have,” said Abdelkarim Hamdaoui.

Abdulkarim Hamdaoui explained that Tunisia is the second largest olive oil producing country in the world with a total production of 350,000 tons per year. He hoped that the 2023 Halal Fair would be able to meet and explore Indonesian buyers and entrepreneurs to collaborate in marketing and selling Olive Oil in Indonesia.

Referring to the committee's publication, the 2023 Halal Fair carries the slogan The Most Inspiring Halal Event by combining the concepts of Business to Customer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B). It is hoped that this Halal Fair will make a real contribution and encourage accelerated development of MSMEs to go global while strengthening the halal industry in the country.