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Islamic economics. His latest publications are “Islam and Development: The Institutional Framework” which was coauthored with Dr. Idris Samawi Hamid, Professor of
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Stability of Islamic Finance: Creating a Resilient Financial Environment for a Secure Future, Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal, Noureddine Krichenne, Abbas Mirakhor, 2010
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Annual Prize for
Research in Islamic Economics, which he shared with Dr. Mohsin Khan, another well-known economist at IMF. The
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Globalization & Islamic
Finance: Converge, Prospects & Challenges, Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal, Abbas Mirakhor, 2009
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New Issues in
Islamic Finance and Economics: Progress and Challenges, Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal, Abbas Mirakhor, 2009
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Theoretical
Studies in Islamic Banking and Finance (1st Edition), Abbas Mirakhor (editor), Mohsin S. Khan, 1988
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An Introduction to Islamic Finance: Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition, Zamir Iqbal, Abbas Mirakhor, 2011
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Theoretical Studies in Islamic Banking and Finance, Abbas Mirakhor (editor), Mohsin S. Khan, 2005
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in the USA. From 1968 to 1984 he taught in various universities after which he joined the
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Mirakhor was conferred the “Order of Companion of Volta” for service to
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Hossein Askari; Zamir Iqbal; Abbas Mirakhor (3 December 2014).
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Islamic Banking, Abbas Mirakhor, Zubair Iqbal, 1987
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