Carla Ajaka

Head of Treasury & Capital Markets
United Arab Bank

Biography

Carla Ajaka is the Head of Financial Markets at United Arab Bank (UAB). She joined the bank in August 2020.

She has more than 24 years of experience in banking. She was the head of Global Markets at HSBC Bank Middle East Lebanon for 17 years. She was covering various geographies including Jordan, Kuwait and Algeria.

Following the acquisition of HSBC by BLOM Carla continued her career for 3 years.

She has substantial experience in Financial markets products and risk management solutions.

Speaker at these events:

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2024

• How are GCC banks managing liquidity and different sources of funding?

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2021

• Market liquidity and ALM: How are banks managing their funding and capital under Basel 3 requirements in a post-COVID world?

Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East 2020 - Virtual Conference

• How are GCC banks navigating through an environment of low rates, low oil price and low GDP (and loan) growth?