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Manzil, a Toronto-based Islamic FinTech startup that offers shariah-compliant financial solutions for mortgage purposes, is offering the public a chance to own a share of the company through a private placement on the crowdfunding platform FrontFundr. Manzil says it has created financial products designed to be participatory, rather than predatory. The startup said the opening …
Former president FPCCI, S.M. Muneer, who is the leading ruling business group in the apex trade body, has called for more efforts by the government and the private sector to capture the emerging Halal food market in Canada. “Canada’s halal food market is currently estimated to be worth one billion dollars and the demand for …
TORONTO – A growing Muslim community in Canada has led to swelling sales of halal food, which has some grocers, manufacturers, and eateries seeking ways to profit from the boom. “It’s a huge business. It’s an $80-billion business around the world. In Canada, it’s about $1 billion and it’s growing … by 10 to 15 …
TORONTO, April 19, 2017 /CNW/ – The Halal Guys have set their eyes on an ambitious expansion in Toronto and the GTA, starting with the opening of its first Ontario location, and highly anticipated flagship on 563 Yonge Street, at the intersection of Yonge and Wellesley, on Friday, May 5th. Originating in New York City …
After emerging largely unscathed from the financial crisis that hammered North American and European financial institutions, Islamic banking has momentum. Worth $1 trillion in assets, Islamic banking is being lauded by British Prime Minister David Cameron and supported by Canada’s Conservative government, major banks and credit unions, leading business schools and influential Muslims across the …
