African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Estimating the maximum probable annual losses due to flooding

Emad A. A. Ismail
  • Emad A. A. Ismail
  • Department of Quantitative Analysis, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Fuad A. A. Awwad
  • Fuad A. A. Awwad
  • Mathematics and Insurance Department, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 26 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 07 February 2019
  •  Published: 28 March 2019

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