REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BANDUNG -- In the presence of the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia KH Maruf Amin, Acting Governor of West Java Bey Machmudin hopes that West Java will become a center for sharia economics and finance.
Bey proud of the achievement of sharia banking assets in West Java which reached IDR 843 trillion in 2023. The total collection of zakat, infaq, and waqf in West Java was recorded at IDR 6.5 trillion last year.
"We convey that Sharia economics and finance in West Java has great potential," Bey said during the inauguration ceremony of the West Java Regional Sharia Economic and Financial Committee (KDEKS) at Gedung Sate, Bandung City, Tuesday (April 23, 2024).
He revealed that exports from the halal food and beverage industry sector reached 4.8 billion US dollars. Meanwhile, halal medicines will reach 243 million US dollars in 2023.