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Ashraf Mandour

Ashraf Mandour

Financial Services
London

Summary

Senior finance professional with 12+ years of experience in treasury, capital markets, and financial structuring. Specializes in FX and interest rate risk management, liquidity optimization, client advisory, and cross-border transactions. Proven track record in supporting strategic financial solutions and market development initiatives in MENA region and Turkey. Bilingual in Arabic and English, fosters cross-functional collaboration and provides technical leadership.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certificates

Work History

Local Currency Rates & FX Portfolio Manager

EBRD
06.2022 - Current
  • Structured and executed cross-currency and interest rate swaps to hedge local currency loans across MENA and Turkey.
  • Led pricing strategies for local currency loan origination, supporting Banking teams in structuring bankable and competitive transactions.
  • Collaborated with country teams to develop hedging solutions and liquidity pools, facilitating deal execution in frontier markets.
  • Participated in policy dialogue with central banks and regulators to develop local capital markets and promote risk mitigation tools.
  • Contributed to the development of market-based benchmarks and derivative products to support long-term local currency funding.

Trading Solutions Relationship Manager

Bloomberg
10.2018 - 06.2022


  • Advised institutional clients on adopting trading and risk automation tools across fixed income and money markets.
  • Built client solutions integrating market-making models, liquidity management, and execution workflows.
  • Partnered with front-office teams to customize pricing, analytics, and workflow tools, influencing client strategy adoption.
  • Formulated sales strategies in London, Belgium, and Luxembourg with a target of upselling risk and trading solutions.
  • Served as the resident expert on market-making interest rates & money market instruments to sell-side clients.

Senior Dealer, Treasury & Capital Markets

Arab African International Bank
09.2012 - 10.2018
  • Managed the bank's FX desk in coordination with the head of treasury, achieving a 15% increase in profits YoY.
  • Managed the bank's liquidity risk in local currency through interbank deposits and a portfolio of T-Bills/Bonds.
  • Responsible for reserve requirement management, primary dealer for local debt, and interest rate risk management.
  • Cash & liquidity management for G10 currencies, expert in covered interest arbitrage achieving a 45% increase in NII.

Education

MBA - Finance

Warwick Business School, United Kingdom
09-2017

Investment & risk management, strategy, leadership, and financial technology

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Cairo University, Egypt
04.2001 - 01.2011

Major Economics, and dissertation theory: foreign direct investment in Egypt

Skills

Certification

Fixed Income Certificate -ICMA

Timeline

Financial risk manager (FRM) Part 1

05-2025
Local Currency Rates & FX Portfolio Manager - EBRD
06.2022 - Current
Trading Solutions Relationship Manager - Bloomberg
10.2018 - 06.2022

Fixed Income Certificate -ICMA

07-2015

ACI Diploma -The Financial Market Association

07-2014

ACI Dealing Certificate -The Financial Market Association

12-2012
Senior Dealer, Treasury & Capital Markets - Arab African International Bank
09.2012 - 10.2018
Cairo University - Bachelor of Science, Economics
04.2001 - 01.2011
Warwick Business School - MBA, Finance

Languages

  • Arabic, Native
  • English, Fluent

Other Skills

  • Presentation
  • Public speaking
  • Sales

Languages

  • Arabic, Native
  • English, Fluent

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