Nadim Issa

Senior Business and Risk Consultant

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: Paris, France, ...

Freelance

Remote only

Skills

Strategy & Consulting

Languages

ArabicEnglish

About me

Intro

Risk advisory expert with 18+ years specializing in MENA markets across 20+ countries. Proven track record as founder of multiple advisory firms and former Bloomberg/Reuters financial reporter. Delivering comprehensive due diligence, risk assessment, and market intelligence solutions for complex international business ventures.

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Work experience

Founder

Risk Mena France

Feb 2024 - Present

2 years 9 months

Paris, France

Skills: Business Advisory Services · Risk Assessment · Credit Risk · Risk Analysis · Customer Due Diligence (CDD) · M&A Due Diligence · Market Intelligence · Corporate Advisory

Founder

Mena Diligence

Apr 2023 - Present

3 years 7 months

United Arab Emirates · On-site

Skills: International Relations · International Trade · Business Analysis · International Business · Business Advisory Services · Corporate Advisory · Investment Advisor Compliance

Risk Mena

Sep 2005 - Present

21 years 2 months

Beirut, Lebanon

Managing Partner

Jul 2017 - Present

9 years 4 months

Beirut, Lebanon

Risk Mena covers over 20 countries in Africa and Asia including the MENA region.

Managing Director

Sep 2005 - Jul 2017

11 years 11 months

Beirut, Lebanon

Risk Mena is an advisory and risk consulting firm that covers the Middle East & North Africa region (except Libya, Palestine, Sudan).

Head of Translation Department

KPMG Saudi Arabia

Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

1 year 1 month

Managed a team of 7 translators in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia Edited and proofread the translated financial statements (English-Arabic and Arabic-English) Translated Due Diligence reports and Request for Proposals (RFP)

Corporate Finance Reporter for Lebanon & Syria

Bloomberg News

Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

3 years 1 month

Lebanon, TN, USA

Covered the financial and banking sectors in the Levant region

Assistant News Editor

Thomson Reuters

Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

2 years 1 month

Lebanon, TN, USA

Trained reporters on business writing and interview techniques. Covered trade forums and conferences and interviewed CEOs and industry professionals and business leaders. Wrote and edited financial stories, corporate disclosures and feature stories on companies in the MENA region. Helped the Editor in Chief with the lining of stories and daily agenda for junior staff.


Education

association of banks in lebanon

Workshop

2013 - 2013

1 month

American University of Beirut

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

1997 - 2000

3 years 1 month

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