Malaysia’s halal industry plays a key role in the National Recovery Plan (NRP), as the industry’s recovery is paramount to the resilience of the overall Muslim-majority national economy, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

He emphasised that the NRP - which comprises four progressive phases - is a dynamic plan that will be updated and improved upon as needed based on the latest data and scientific evidence of successful strategies and approaches, with the aim of achieving full resumption of economic activities by year-end.

He said this in a keynote address read by...