Vusal Gasimli is a distinguished Azerbaijani economist renowned for his expertise in economic reforms and development. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma from the University of Oxford and has completed the Leading Economic Growth program at the Harvard Kennedy School. As the Executive Director of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication of Azerbaijan, he has played a pivotal role in shaping reform strategies and has published extensively on macroeconomic dynamics, as well as fiscal and monetary policy.

• Introduction; Vusal Gasimli SECTION 1. ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION Chapter 1. Economic Cooperation and Integration among OIC Member Countries; Kenan Bağcı and Esat Bakımlı Chapter 2. The Structure and Functıonıng of The Organızatıon of Islamıc Cooperatıon (OIC); Mehmet Yüce, Hüseyin Akkaya, and Mehmet Fatih Aslantaş Chapter 3. Economic Integration and Cooperation from Systems Thinking Perspective: The European Union and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Mohammad Omar Farooq SECTION 2. DEMOGRAPHY AND LABOR MARKET Chapter 4. Future Demographic Dynamics: An Overview of the Islamic World’s Projections; Kais Hammami, Ouiam Chafik, and Youssef Lazaare SECTION 3. FISCAL POLICY AND PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENTChapter 5. Enhancing economic stability: Fiscal choices and their implications on external balance in OIC and OPEC nations; Tsegaye AssayewChapter 6. Fiscal policies in İslamic countries: An evaluation with a focus on the pandemic era; Mehmet Yüce, Mehmet Fatih Aslantaş, and Hüseyin Akkaya SECTION 4. STATE OF GLOBAL ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRYChapter 7. Central Bank Digital Currencies and their Prospects for the OIC Countries; Faruk Aysan and Muhammad Fazlurrahman Syarif Chapter 8. Enhancing Financial Inclusion through Fintech in OIC Member Economies; Shabeer Khan SECTION 5. ENERGY TRANSITION AND COOPERATIONChapter 9. Challenges and opportunities associated with energy transition in Islamic countries; Benuka Ferdousi Chapter 10. Renewable Energy Investments: Azerbaijan's Cooperation with the Islamic World; Vusala Jafarova Chapter 11. Egypt and Carbon Reduction: Transitioning to Renewable and Clean Energy; Alshaymaa Alsadek and Hager Elsayed Chapter 12. Investments in Green Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities; Gehad Omar Elkhateeb