Alaa Bushehri

Alaa Bushehri

Head of Investment Team, Emerging Markets, Fixed Income and Emerging Market Corporates

Bio

Alaa is the Head of Emerging Markets (EM) Fixed Income and EM Corporates at BNP Paribas Asset Management. In this role, she is responsible for the management of the Emerging Market Fixed Income (EMFI) team. The EMFI investment team comprises of 13 investment professionals based in London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur.

Prior to her promotion to Head of EMFI in 2024, Alaa was the Head of EM Corporates for the team, a role she still currently retains. In this role, she is responsible for alpha decisions related to hard and local currency emerging market quasi and corporate risk. She joined FFTW in London in 2007 as a portfolio analyst where she was responsible for leading the project leading to the first QIF Sukuk Fund and created and developed the proprietary credit risk model, progressing to this role in 2013.

Alaa joined the BNP Paribas Group in 2004 at their MENA headquarters in Bahrain where she spent a number of years at BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking group in Strategic Corporate Coverage.

Alaa has 21 years of industry experience. She holds a BSc in Finance from Drake University and an MBA from Imperial College London.

Location London

Joined 2004

Articles from Alaa Bushehri

Article

Portfolio perspectives

Emerging Market Debt: Navigating the Disconnect

By Alaa Bushehri, Head of Emerging Market Fixed Income  Emerging market fixed income entered the fourth quarter of 2026 with…

By Alaa Bushehri

26/10/26
Article

Portfolio perspectives

Emerging Market Debt: Established resilience

This article is part of the Fixed Income Quarterly Outlook for Q3 2026, covering Emerging Market Debt, Euro Credit, Euro…

By Alaa Bushehri

17/07/26
Video
Commuters

Portfolio perspectives

Webinar – Navigating Uncertainty in 2026

The webinar recording from 26 March 2026, captures a concise discussion on how a flexible, absolute‑return mindset can strengthen fixed‑income…

By Vicky Browne & other authors

09/04/26
Audio

Portfolio perspectives

Emerging market debt likely to keep basking in the sun

Emerging markets are generally in good shape, providing a supportive backdrop for EM bonds, in particular those in local currencies.…

By Alaa Bushehri & other authors

05/12/25
Article

Portfolio perspectives

Robust fundamentals should prop up emerging market debt

Many emerging market economies have robust fundamentals: strong external demand, stabilising inflation and monetary policy easing, While their GDP growth…

By Alaa Bushehri

06/02/25
Audio

Portfolio perspectives

Talking Heads - Emerging market debt: Further to go after a strong run

Emerging market debt has had a strong run since the start of 2024 with positive performance across the universe of…

By Alaa Bushehri & other authors

10/09/24
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