Pada 1 April 2022 (Jumaat), telah berlangsungnya pelancaran Plaza Ramadan 2022 yang telah dilancarkan secara rasmi bertempat di Prangin Mall, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang. Plaza Ramadan merupakan bazar ramadan yang dianjurkan buat julung-julung kalinya adalah inisiatif  dan Kerjasama antara MMK Perdagangan, Industri, & Pembangunan Usahawah, Penang Halal International, dan Prangin Mall.

Antara tujuan inisiatif ini dilaksanakan adalah untuk membantu menjana semula ekonomi para peniaga mikro, kecil, dan sederhana (SME) yang terkesan akibat pandemik COVID-19 sekaligus meningkatkan pendapatan mereka ke arah yang lebih baik. Sebanyak 80 tapak gerai dibuka sepanjang Plaza Ramadan ini berlangsung dan para peniaga turut menjual aneka juadah makanan dan minuman, kuih muih, pakaian, barangan keperluan untuk menyambut bulan Ramadan dan Syawal.

YB Dato Hj Abdul Halim Hussain selaku Exco Perdagangan, Industri, & Pembangunan Usahawan Pulau Pinang merangkap Pengerusi Penang Halal International turut hadir bagi memeriahkan majlis serta merasmikan Plaza Ramadan 2022. Turut hadir sama YB Tuan Teh Lai Heng; Setiausaha Politik Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang merangkap ADUN Komtar, Ybrs En Fazil Irwan Mohd Som; Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Penang Halal International, Encik Edwin Tan; AJK Jawatankuasa Badan Pengurusan Bersama Prangin Mall, dan Tuan Ir.A.Rajendran; Setiausaha Bandaraya Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP)

Penang Halal International (PHI) will be hosting the Penang International Halal Expo and Conference 2022 (PIHEC2022) from 1st till the 3rd of July this year. This event will be held at Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Pulau Pinang.

This year will be the 11th time Penang Halal International (PHI) organizes the Penang International Halal Expo and Conference. The theme for this event is “Building Resilience and Sustainability Towards Stronger Growth”.

PHI chairman, YB Dato’ Haji Abdul Halim bin Hussain said the event is intended to showcase the Halal ecosystem supply chain in Southeast Asia and facilitate the business recovery of the Halal sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic through embracing technology and new ideas and innovations.

This annual event will also discuss issues related to post-pandemic readjustments such as digital adoption in Halal, opportunities in the mega FTAs, logistics challenges due to high inflation, global food security and many more.

“The Penang state has all the right ingredients to be the Halal Hub and Gateway not only of the northern region of Malaysia, but also as a central part of Malaysia’s positioning as the epicenter of the Halal supply chain in Southeast Asia” he added.

For more information and details on the Penang International Halal Expo and Conference 2022 (PIHEC2022), please visit http://penanghalal.international/EN/pihec

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