Our Clients

We work with clients in the private, public and social sector who operate in developing and emerging countries. We are passionate about taking on challenges that matter to our clients and that have a meaningful and long-lasting impact on the social and economic growth of developing and emerging countries.

Governments

We work with governments in providing fundamental research and advise in making fiscal decisions to improve the macro-economic environment and to improve the standard of living of as many citizens as possible. We add value by bringing in best international practices and transferring our knowledge to build the nation. Typical questions governments might seek our advise for are the following.

• What is the impact of our food security program on the poor?
• How can the poor benefit from a cut in taxes?
• How can we engage the private sector more in partnerships with public institutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness of public services?
• Which measures can we take to stimulate people to save energy?

Donors

We work with donors in developing strategies and turning these strategies in realistic and actionable plans to ensure maximized impact on the development of the country. We add value by combining our experience from advising on strategies for multinational companies with the in-depth, local knowledge of our experts on economic, infrastructure and health issues in developing countries. Typical questions donors might seek our advise for are the following.

• Which underexposed areas should we start focus on?
• What are the most important organizations to partner with?
• What is the impact of our program on employment?
• Which macro-economic factors might undermine our program?

NGOs

We work with non-governmental organizations to improve their community and economic development work and to maximize their impact. There is a wide variety of products and services being offered by NGOs ranging from community food security programs to individual microloans. We can help them to address issues on strategic and operational level. Typical questions faced by NGOs are the following.

• How do we need to design the program to ensure that the impact will last long even beyond the funding period?
• Which products and services do we need to offer?
• Which regions, cities and villages do we need to target?
• How can we effectively make use of the knowledge and skills of partner organizations?
• How can we attract more funding from donors?
• How can we attract and retain the best people?

Private Companies

We advise private companies in increasing their profit whilst at the same time offering more employment opportunities for the marginalized people. Companies who want to invest in developing countries often face the dilemma of using more technologies to reduce the costs and creating jobs for skilled, but unemployed people. We help companies in developing strategies that creates a path to become successful in developing countries.

• Which markets are attractive to enter?
• What are the political and economical risks in expanding to a certain country?
• What is the best way to reach the poor with an innovative, but attractive priced product?
• Do we need to introduce more technology to reduce costs or create more jobs to increase employment? Is there a trade-off, which optimizes profits as well?
• What are best practices of similar companies operating in the same environment?