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Mauritania is a 100% Muslim OIC member state where halal is the mandatory standard for all food products, making it a captive halal market entirely dependent on imports for processed and packaged goods. The country has significant untapped halal export potential in its Atlantic fishing grounds, with octopus and fish already exported to EU and GCC buyers. Infrastructure limitations and a small population keep the overall market modest but strategically interesting for halal food exporters.
Halal standards and food import oversight
Standards body
Islamic finance