Find out where the UAE came in on the latest State of The Global Islamic Economy report developed by Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre with Thomson Reuters and Dinar Standard.
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9. JORDAN - A total 73 countries were evaluated that included 57 OIC and 16 non-OIC countries. Lam Yik Fei / Bloomberg -
8. QATAR - Qatar was in the top ten among the three GIE indicators: halal food, Islamic finance and halal travel. Reem Mohammed / The National -
7. KUWAIT - Kuwait was ranked seventh in Islamic finance. Mohammed Al Shaikh / AFP -
6. OMAN - Oman is one of the countries that have the best developed Islamic economy for halal food. Mosa’ab Elshamy / AP Photo -
5. PAKISTAN - Pakistan is among the leaders on the halal food indicator ranking that focuses on the health of the halal food ecosystem. Asim Hafeez / Bloomberg -
4. SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia is in the top ten of halal travel, halal pharma and cosmetics as well as Islamic finance. Delores Johnson / The National -
3. BAHRAIN - Bahrain is third with strong scores mainly driven by its second position in the Islamic finance sector. It also makes the top ten in hala travel and hala recreation. Raed Qutena / EPA -
2. UAE - The United Arab Emirates has particularly strong scores in Islamic finance, halal food and travel where it ranks as top three. Reem Mohammed / The National -
1. MALAYSIA - Malaysia is the leading country in the indicator by a large margin with its most developed Islamic economy ecosystem. Lam Yik Fei / Bloomberg
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