Asif Islam is a Consultant with the Enterprise Analysis Unit at the World Bank Group. His research experience encompasses private sector development, government fiscal policy, entrepreneurship, gender, informality, trade, and environmental economics. Asif holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics at the University of Maryland - College Park.

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