The Philippines is on a quest to reignite Islamic finance as RADHIKA MADANA MOHAN discovers. The Philippines economy grew 7.3% in the first quarter of 2010, reaching a 22-year high. Should the country maintain this stellar growth, it is set to end the year on a positive note. Agost Benard, credit analyst at Standard & Poor’s, believes pre-election spending was responsible for this growth, but is dubious about the next quarter mimicking this trend. Although it might seem that the....