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Philippines’ central bank will fast-track the issuance of Islamic finance regulations in the country as soon as the Islamic banking law is approved by the president. Philippines has been accelerating the growth of its Islamic economy sectors in the last couple of years. The country’s interest in Islamic finance is two-fold: to attract Shariah-sensitive foreign investments and capital from Islamic countries, as well as to provide its approximately 10 million domestic Muslim population with an Islamic banking option. The country also hopes to increase its exports to Muslim-majority countries and has been developing its halal infrastructure to support this goal. Its national halal certification scheme was launched last year and in February the Department of Science and Technology opened the Philippine National Halal Laboratory and Science Centre.