IPFA Trainer: Project Finance Fundamentals.

Nawara has led the Project Finance team at BESIX C&A in Dubai since October 2020. She structures, negotiates, and manages financing for major infrastructure projects, handling deals worth over $1 billion. Her expertise in capital structuring and investor relations has been key to the success of large-scale projects. She also oversees the performance of 15+ assets, managing budgeting, cash flow, and refinancing.
Before BESIX, Nawara worked in M&A at Citigroup Dubai (2017–2020), specializing in Power, Petrochemicals, and Utilities. She played a key role in major deals, including Abu Dhabi Power Corporation’s $20 billion merger into Taqa and the ADNOC-OCI N.V. nitrogen fertilizer platform. Her work involved financial modeling, due diligence, and negotiations.

Nawara holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Concordia University, Montreal, and passed all three CFA exams on her first attempt. She is an active member of IPFA, CFA Institute, and CFA Society Emirates. Fluent in Arabic, English, and French, with intermediate Spanish, she brings a strong global perspective to her work.