Global Research - Senior Economist

Standard Chartered Bank - UAE

UAE

Ref: HP048-792

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Global Research - Senior Economist, MENA

Standard Chartered Global Research delivers insightful, relevant analyses and incisive views across the Bank’s coverage footprint. Our award-winning team is strongly positioned to inform, advise and partner with clients across macroeconomic, fixed income, currency and commodity disciplines.

Global Research prides itself on a strong on-the-ground profile, with analysts based in 14 locations around the world. The team continuously interacts with the Bank's clients through frequent presentations and the production of a range of high-quality publications.

The Economic Research team, led by the Chief Economist, provides global thought leadership with insightful analysis and forecasts, through ongoing discussions with clients, regulators and central banks.

Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead a team of economists undertaking research on Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market
- Responsible for formulating the house view on MENA. This will involve contributions to regular publications, special reports and forecasting key economic and market variables.
- Work closely with internal (Bank’s senior management) and external clients in MENA and throughout Standard Chartered’s network
- Develop relationships within the Global Research team, senior management, Risk and Corporate affairs.
- Externally with clients, economists, researchers and policy-makers around the world in institutes, government, academia, media and the private sector.

Requirements

The candidate would require a degree in economics or closely related subject and preferably experience in global macroeconomics research, including emerging markets.

The ability to write to a high standard and have excellent communications skills is essential.

About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.

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