Kuala lumpur: The government is aiming to raise the country's halal export value to RM80 billion and increase the halal industry's contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 11 per cent under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He stated that the government remains focused on strategic sectors that have a high impact on the national economy, including the halal industry, financial services, tourism, the creative industry, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Prime Minister emphasized the target of increasing halal export value and its GDP contribution when he tabled the plan in the Dewan Rakyat. Anwar highlighted that efforts to accelerate the country's halal export value are supported by the establishment of the Malaysian Halal Commission and the development of Halal Industrial Parks in Melaka, Perak, and Kelantan.