Karim Zaki, Associate Director-FX , I/B & Exchange Bureaus

Karim Zaki

Associate Director-FX , I/B & Exchange Bureaus

National Bank of Abu Dhabi

Location
Egypt
Education
Master's degree, Technology and Maritime Transport
Experience
17 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months

Associate Director-FX , I/B & Exchange Bureaus at National Bank of Abu Dhabi
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2014

Quoting FX Spot rates, outright forward between various currencies to other departments, corporate customers & exchange bureaus, as required.
Managing the risk of the FX positions.
Capturing and resolving all kinds of FX problems confronted by colleagues and clients.
Promoting secondary market trading activities with customers to maximize profits.
Handle excess/shortage in fiscal cash through local banks.
Funding any liquidity needs at minimal cost and ensuring that all limits are adhered with no breach.
Developing and maintaining relationships with prominent FX brokers, Exchange Bureaus.
Replacing Head of MM & Fixed income desk.
Preparing the ALCO and GALCO documents to be submitted for the committee on a monthly basis.
Monitoring news, events & exchange rate fluctuation through the information services provided by different news agencies.
Preparing daily reports for the Treasurer summing up the bank's positions and profitability with regard to Foreign Exchange and Money Market deals.
Providing assistance on an ongoing basis to the treasury sales desk.
Ensuring appropriate training and direction provided for subordinates.

Senior Dealer at National Bank of Abu Dhabi
  • Egypt
  • December 2011 to December 2011

Acting Head of MM & Fixed Income Desk

FX Dealer at Ahli United Bank
  • Bahrain
  • December 2010 to December 2011

Responsible for managing the bank’s foreign currencies positions.
Execute FX deals (Interbank, Inter-branch).
Manage the bank’s limits with both foreign and local banks.
Develop FX desk contacts with banks (counterparts) in major financial markets.
Maintain high level of market awareness by continuously monitoring Reuters and interpret market news.
Assist in preparing the ALCO (Asset & liability committee) reports and memos.
Monitor the bank's equity portfolio on daily basis and report its status to the top Management (% change, O/H/L/C).

MM & Fixed Income Dealer

Treasury at Ahli United Bank
  • Bahrain
  • November 2009 to November 2010

Bid in the primary auctions for government securities (Treasury Bills/Treasury Bonds/Repo).
Deal in placing the bank’s deposits & borrowings with both foreign and local banks with respect to the limits.
Trading in government securities (Treasury Bills/Treasury Bonds).
Evaluate the bank's investment portfolio on quarterly basis for financial reporting purposes.
Follow-up with team members regarding the execution of fund managers’ orders.

Treasury at Ahli United Bank
  • Bahrain
  • March 2008 to October 2009

Responsible for the RTGS system (Real Time Gross Settlement) implementation in coordination with the Central Bank of Egypt:
Responsible for monitoring the incoming and outgoing funds to maintain the level of the reserve requirements held at the Central Bank (14% of bank’s deposits in local currency held as reserve at the central bank of Egypt).
Responsible for preparing on daily basis the bank’s reserve calculation and sending the reserve memo to the dealing room to act accordingly.
Provide assistance and support for the Treasury front office dept. by executing the daily MM (Loans & Deposits) & FX deals and checking the implementation of these deals by branches and various operational depts.
Determine the surplus or deficit of foreign & local currencies.
Responsible for the execution of loans and deposits done by the front office, expert in using the swift system for payments and communications.

Specialist at Commercial International Bank
  • Egypt
  • March 2006 to February 2008

Pharmaceutical Team

clerk at Commercial International Bank
  • Egypt
  • January 2005 to February 2006

Money Transfer Department

Education

Master's degree, Technology and Maritime Transport
  • at Arab Academy
  • December 2010

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High school or equivalent, Technology and Maritime Transport
  • at Arab Academy
  • December 2010

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Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Misr University for Science and Technology
  • June 2004

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High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at Misr University for Science and Technology
  • June 2004

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High school or equivalent,
  • at Port Said Language Schools
  • January 1999

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Specialties & Skills

Reuters
Payments
Front Office
Deposits
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DEALER ROOMS
DIRECTING
FIXED INCOME
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FRONT OFFICE
MICROSOFT MONEY
TREASURY

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert