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Yasmine Abdelwahed Elsayed

Finanicial and Legal Translator

Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Assistant Manager Translation Dept - Kuwait OfficeFull Time

    ERNST & YOUNG

    Jan 2013 - Present -12 yrs, 7 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Assistant Manager of the Translation Department, EY Kuwait Office (located in Cairo) from 2013; Senior Translator, EY Cairo Office - (Middle East) Ernst & Young; Senior Economic and Legal Translator for 6 years serving across MENA Offices; with over 7 years working experience at the Ministry of International Cooperation, and Ministry of State for Foreign Affairs including 3 years as Senior Economist managing the file of Cooperation between Egypt and the European Union. Conducted translation jobs for banking sector (Islamic and conventional), capital markets, insurance, retail, real estate, communications, information technology, energy, tourism; oil and gas….. Highly focused on financial statements, manuals, audit reports, tax instruments, contracts/agreements, studies, circulars and handbooks, all types of legal documents. Present role involves translating, reviewing, proofreading, and formatting of all documents from EMEIA Offices, and training new staff.
  • Senior Translator - Cairo Office Full Time

    ERNST & YOUNG

    Jul 2007 - Jan 2013 -5 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details: Translating from English to Arabic all economic, financial, and legal documents: o Contracts, certificates, returns, articles of incorporations, statutes, power of attorneys, policies, court judgments, prosecutions o Financial statements, circulars, invoices, advices; o Feasibility studies, market studies, tax and audit reports; o Presentations, authentications, balance sheets, proxies; o Agreements of double taxation, loans, and others; o Corporate manuals, HR manuals and handbooks; o Islamic and conventional banking manuals including risk management, credit management, asset-liability management, anti-money laundering manual, retail and corporate services…. o Documents in the fields of real estate, procurement, energy, tourism, IT, communications, o Tax, investment, labor Laws and regulations; o Manuals and instruments banks, financial institutions, and stock market documents.
  • Senior EconomistFull Time

    Ministry of International Cooperation

    Jan 2004 - Jun 2007 -3 yrs, 5 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Ministry of International Cooperation, Central Department for Cooperation with European Union  Coordination with the EC Delegation in Cairo, and other EC entities as well as Egyptian governmental authorities and NGOs.  Identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the national requirements in coordination with the competent Ministries, Authorities, and governorates,  Preparing, negotiating, and drafting the National Indicative Program (NIP) for the years 2005/2006; and the NIP Program 2007/2009,  Negotiating, drafting, and concluding NIP Agreements for the years 2002/2004 and 2005/2006.  Following up the implementation of ongoing projects, problem solving, and acting as the focal point between parties of the Agreements  Coordinating the follow-up of the implementation of the AA with the EU,  Participating in the Egyptian-European negotiations on the draft ENP Action Plan (preliminary meetings and six official rounds/ three rounds in Cairo and three round in Brussels)  Representing MIC in the Egyptian Delegation negotiating in the Regional Negotiations on the "Support to the Agadir Agreement" financed by the EU for establishing a south-south Free Trade Area (two rounds) and analyzing the technical support contract,  Representing the Egyptian Side in the first Conference launching the Cross Border Cooperation Initiative “CBC future within the ENPI 2007-2013” as an instrument of the ENPI  Negotiating and developing the CBC Document in coordination with the MFA  Launching a survey among the Egyptian Authorities to identify the Egyptian interests in the CBC  Receiving and studying project proposals of cooperation from the European and Mediterranean regions, and coordinating the negotiations with the concerned entities in the Egyptian governorates  Representing MIC in the CBC Joint Task Force (3 meetings),  Preparing reports on current economic situation; on the Egyptian /European relations containing actual assessment, conclusions and future approaches  Participating in conferences, seminars and workshop locally and internationally.
  • EconomistFull Time

    Ministry of International Cooperation

    Jun 2002 - Jan 2004 -1 yr, 7 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Central Department for European Cooperation, bilateral Cooperation  Drafting and translating Cooperation Agreements on Economic, Financial and Technical Cooperation between Egypt and relevant European Countries  Preparing for the Annual Governmental Consultations and Committees held with the relevant countries  Preparation of economic reports about Egypt and its external economic relations with relevant European countries,  Supervision, follow-up and coordination of development projects in Egypt
  • Education

    • College Diploma in IT/ICDL

      Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2008 - 0 Month

    • Written Translation Diploma in written translation

      American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2005 - 2 yr

    • Bachelor in Language in German and English Languages

      Ain Shams University (ASU)

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1999 - 4 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      Amir Alguish Secondary School

      Jan 1995 

    Skills

    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent
    • German

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • Professional Written Translation Diploma Arabic-English, English-Arabic

      AUC·2005
    • Euro-Med Public Administration “EU – Basics”

      European Commission ·2005
    • Negotiation Skills for Trade Agreements, regional and international

      SIDA·2005
    • Intellectual Property

      WIPO ·2004
    • Trade and Investment Promotion

      Korea International Cooperation Corporation ·2003
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