Mostafa Asaad

Experience

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  Access to Knowledge for Development Center

  Apr 2010 - Oct 2010

  Research Assistant

  - Presented research papers, which highlighted the benefits of looser Intellectual Property laws on developing countries.- Organized and directed the center’s book launching workshop.

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  Suez Cement

  Nov 2010 - Oct 2012

  Buyer

  - Processed purchase orders and issued RFIs/RFQs.- Saved 18% in procurement costs of materials and supplies.- Managed a 15 million EGP procurement budget.

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  Carnegie Middle East Center

  Nov 2012 - Sept 2013

  Research Assistant

  - Directed the development of intern research papers, including purpose, information use, and length, based on scholar recommendations.- Researched information collected from various sources, verifying accuracy and completeness. - Translated academic documents from and to English and Arabic.

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  MMA Global Advisors

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  Freelance Researcher

  - Compiled, organized and contributed information that was utilized in a Policy Paper Proposal, which subsequently was made into a book. - Facilitated the research process, which included the validation of collected information.

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  Australian Embassy in Cairo

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2018

  Policy Research Officer

  - Leveraged various information sources to develop and distribute reports on the political and economic state of Egypt, and the MENA region as a whole.- Worked with embassy officials to ensure pending policies were consistent with accurate information, and communicated final decisions to various media sources.

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  EBRD

  May 2018 - Jan 2019

  Regional Economic Consultant
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  EBRD

  May 2019 - now

  • Associate Banker - Sustainable Infrastructure Group

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Analyst - Banking Portfolio

    May 2019 - Mar 2022