The halal industry and Islamic or shariah trade finance need to be integrated in order to increase the Islamic global trade activity.

Maybank Islamic independent non-executive director Datuk Dr Afifi Al-Akiti said government regulators need to play their role as there is an urgent need to come up with the right policy to support the integration.

He told reporters on the sidelines of the 11th World Halal Conference (WHC) 2019on Wednesday.