This year marks the 10th anniversary of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, or GIZ, which was created through a merger between three government agencies focused on development and technical cooperation.
Over the decade, procurement has risen from being 36% of the agency’s total business volume in 2011 to 55.3% in 2020, according to GIZ figures.
Devex dived into the GIZ service contracts with institutions, companies, and suppliers of goods over the last year and a half to identify its top partners and explore their latest projects. Unsurprisingly, the top 10 list is made of private, German consulting firms with decades of experience in the development sector.