Introduction; Vusal Gasimli SECTION 1. ECONOMIC AND TRADE COOPERATION Chapter 1. Economic Cooperation and Integration among OIC Member Countries; Kenan Bagci and Esat Bakimli Chapter 2. The Structure and Functioning of The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); Mehmet Yüce, Hüseyin Akkaya, and Mehmet Fatih Aslantas 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 MANAGEMENT Chapter 5.

Enhancing economic stability: Fiscal choices and their implications on external balance in OIC and OPEC nations; Tsegaye Assayew Chapter 6. Fiscal policies in islamic countries: An evaluation with a focus on the pandemic era; Mehmet Yüce, Mehmet Fatih Aslantas, and Hüseyin Akkaya SECTION 4. STATE OF GLOBAL ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY Chapter 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 COOPERATION Chapter 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.