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About the Book

The new edition of South East Asian Economy is the most comprehensive and informative study of economic tradition, transition and transformation of South East Asian countries. The author gives a detailed account of the rise, fall and further revive of economy in these regions. Discussion prevails throughout the book as of how the economy of these resourceful countries could revive and even survive the competitive attitudes and outlooks of the neighboring countries and of the world. This edition also provides an impressive account of the national economic development and international economic relations with the South East Asian countries. With the arrival of new economic reforms, participation of educated, experienced members in economy, the countries of these regions are planning to bring a radical reform in their respective economies. Apart from some few economically advanced countries in the South East Asia, the other remaining countries has suffered decades of economic crisis because of corruption, inefficient economic policies, lack of infrastructure, etc. This edition also provides the facts and figures of these regions, starting from per capita incomes to the future planning and to gain a stable economic status.

About the Author

Dr. Jaquir Iqbal worked as Principal Financial Officer with the Quantitative Strategies, Risk and Analytics department in the Treasury of the World Bank in Washington, D.C. He earned his Ph.D. in international finance from the George Washington University Where he also serves as adjunct faculty of international finance. He has published several articles on Islamic finance in reputed journals and has presented papers at international forums. He has extensive experience with capital markets, exotic derivative products, risk management, financial sector development, and financial modeling. His research interests include Islamic finance, financial engineering, structured finance and international economic relations.