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  BARAI Munim Kumar
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of International Management
   Position   Professor
■ Education
1. 1993/09~1997/09 〔Doctorial Course〕 Finance, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Completed, Ph.D.
2. 1991/07~1993/06 〔Master Course〕 International Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Completed, Master of Philosophy (M.Phil)
3. 1989/07~1991/06 〔Master Course〕 Finance, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Completed, Master of Commerce (M.Com)
4. 1986/07~1989/06 Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Graduated, Bachelor of Commerce
5. 1983/07
Degree Acquisition
Jessore Board, Bangladesh, Higher Secondary School
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■ Message
Make full use of the benefits and opportunities available at APU. Be serious with your studies and extracurricular activities. Enjoy yourself, but also learn. Strive to make the APU campus truly international.
■ Current specialized field
Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Commerce, Public Finance, Economic Policy for Poverty Reduction and Growth, Accounting, International Economic Relations (Key Word:Finance, Microcredit, FinTech, Corporate Capital Structure, Trading Blocs, Poverty Reduction, Macroecomic Issues) 
■ Books and theses
1. 2023/11/20 Article Did Remittance Inflow in Bangladesh Follow the Gravity Path
during COVID-19? economies 11(11) (Collaboration) 
2. 2023/06 Book Agriculture: Bangladesh and West Bengal Banik, Arindam and Barai, Munim Kumar (eds). 2023. Two Bengals: A Development Narrative of Bangladesh and West Bengal of India, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore: 1-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2185-0 pp.67-82 (Collaboration) 
3. 2023/06 Book Banik, Arindam and Barai, Munim Kumar (eds). 2023. Two Bengals: A Development Narrative of Bangladesh and West Bengal of India, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore: 1-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2185-0  pp.1-380 (Collaboration) 
4. 2023/06 Book Macroeconomic Development of Bangladesh and West Bengal Banik, Arindam and Barai, Munim Kumar (eds). 2023. Two Bengals: A Development Narrative of Bangladesh and West Bengal of India, Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore: 1-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2185-0 pp.27-66 (Collaboration) 
5. 2023/06 Book Manufacturing Sector of Bangladesh and West Bengal  pp.83-108 (Collaboration) 
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■ Academic or professional association memberships
1. 2015/09 Management Teachers Consortium - Global (MTC Global)
2. 2010/10 International Assocaition for Asia Pacific Studies (IAAPS)
3. 2010/10 ∟ Member
4. 2008/09 Fulbright International Exchange Alumni
5. 2008/04 Fulbright Alumni Association of Bangladesh (FAAB)
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■ Conference presentations
1. 2023/03/04 Geoeconomics of the Ukrainian War: Implications for the South Asian Countries (4th International Conference on Entrepreneurship in the Global Turbulent Scenario: Challenges and Resilience)
2. 2023/03/04 Ukraine War & Its Economic Implications for South Asia (and Bangladesh) (Seminar Lecture on Invitation)
3. 2023/03/04 Weaponization of Finance and Future of Dollar in the Emerging World Order (Seminar Lecture on Invitation)
4. 2022/12/03 The Health of Banking Sector in Japan and South Korea: A Comparative Study (AP Conference 2022)
5. 2022/12/02 Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Tale of Socioeconomic Development in Two Countries (Book Writing Workshop)
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI
1. 2022/04~2025/03  Portfolio Rebalancing and Financial Performance of Banks in Japan since Quantitative Easing-2: Exploring Impacts of Post-Covid-19 QE Tapering  (Key Word : )
2. 2021/04~2023/03  Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Development: A Study on Bangladesh and India  (Key Word : Financial Inclusion, Inclusive Development, Bangladesh, India, Microcredit, Bank Account)
3. 2016/08~2017/03  Research Fellowship for writing a book on "Towards A Common Future of the Asia Pacific Region"  (Key Word : ) Link
4. 2016  Islamic Microfinance as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation: The Case of Bangladesh and Indonesia  (Key Word : )
5. 2015  APU Business Case Writing Subsidy  (Key Word : )
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■ Awards and honors
1. 2022/09 Emerald Publisher Outstanding Paper Award
2. 2022/05 Sage Publishers FIIB Business Review Outstanding Paper Award
3. 2022/04 MEXT JSPS Multiple Year Research Fellowship
4. 2022/01 Korean Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) KIEP Visiting Research Fellow
5. 2021/08 Ritusmeikan Asia Pacific University APU Distingushed Researcher Award for AY2020
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■ Educational ability
● Made textbook and teaching material
1. 2017/02 Towards A Common Future: Understanding Growth, Sustainability in the Asia Pacific Region
● Matter that should be mentioned specially in others educational activity
1. 2016/08/01~2020/03/31 Visiting Professor (During ADL)