Promoting Economic Growth and Development

About us

Global Partners Consulting, LLC (GPC) was founded in January 2003 for the purpose of assisting governments, non-profit and other economic development organizations and businesses to design and develop export promotion, investment attraction strategies, enhance business enabling conditions, strength institutional capacities, and promote economic growth strategies.
OUR CLIENTS Private Companies - Dalberg Global Development Advisors - Chemonics - ABT Associates - FMI - Carana Corporation International Economic Development Organizations: - World Bank Group: - Foreign Investment Advisory Service, FIAS - The Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency, MIGA - Caribbean Export - Compete Caribbean - World Tourism Organization - Interamerican Development Bank, IADB - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD - US Agency for International Development, USAID - Andean Development Corporation – CAF - Asian Development Bank – ADB - Belize Trade & Investment Promotion Agency, Beltraide - Dominican Republic Trade & Industry Secretariat - Ecuador’s Ministry for Production Coordination - Guyana Investment Promotion Office, GoInvest - Guatemala private sector FUNDESA - Honduras Trade and Investment Promotion Fund, FIDE, FIDE (Honduras) - Investment Outreach Office of Aceh-Indonesia - Jordan Investment Board, JIB - Egypt’s General Authority for Free Zones and Investment  Promotion, GAFI - Turkey General Directorate for Foreign Investment - Bolivia’s Trade and Competitiveness Project - USAID - Trade and Industry Superintendence, Bogotá (Colombia) - Bolivian Trade and Investment Ministry
GPC practice areas have centered primarily on strategy consulting for emerging and developing economies. Based on its experience in different countries throughout the world in regions such as Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and Asia, Global Partners Consulting, is particularly qualified to provide services to the public sector (policy and decision makers) and to the private sector (companies and non-profit organizations) in different relevant areas for their economic and business development.
- Bolivian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, CEPROBOL - Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (Colombia) - Bogotá City Authority (Colombia) - Central American Bank for Economic Integration, CABEI - El Salvador Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, PROESA - Panamá Antitrust Agency - Ministry of Trade and Industry Panama - Ministry of Economy and Finance Panama - Free Competition and Consumers Affairs Commission, Panama

Mission and Vision

GPC mission is to assist governments and NGO’s leaders as well as businesses in their international growth strategy, combining a realistic approach of the current situation with the capabilities of our clients in order to achieve sustainable economic growth.
To the extend possible, we add the updated opinion of the main economic agents to complement quantitative data and information gathered as part of a project, in order to enhance the understanding of the different problems and situations analyzed. Moreover we use “benchmarking” analysis in order to give a realistic and objective vision of the different elements under study with a globalize perspective.
GPC areas of expertise are in innovation, investment promotion, competitiveness, trade and export promotion, private sector development, and other areas related to encouraging business-lead economic growth.

Our areas of expertise

- Best practices for investment promotion and trade in developing countries. Exports growth strategies, companies strategic alliances, competition and foreign trade policies, capacity building, support to small and medium enterprises.
- Design and implementation of effective investment and export promotion strategies and campaigns in developing countries, including sector identification strategies, image building techniques, direct marketing and lead generation. - Innovation and Competitiveness studies for regions, sectors and clusters. Technical assistance for the identification of economic growth lead sectors, business climate, capacity building and support to small and medium enterprises.
- Institutional design and strengthening for Investment Promotion agencies, and identification of business development obstacles and design of improvement of investment climate strategies, including development of Investor Road Map.
- Policy making, law, and regulations design for competition and investment policies and institutional modernization.
- Public – Private partnerships. Support in consensus building around public policies for the development of economic growth, investments, cluster and institutional development.
- Project and program’s impact evaluation and assessment.

Countries & Sectors that comprise the

Portfolio of Projects

Global Partners Consulting and its consultants have completed over 100 projects in more than 40 countries

Countries

AMERICAS North America, Central America & Caribbean • Antigua and Barbuda • Belize • Bahamas • Costa Rica • Dominica • Dominican Republic • El Salvador • Grenada • Guatemala • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Jamaica • Nicaragua • Panamá • St. Kitts and Nevis • St. Vincent and the Grenadines • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • U.S.A.
South America• Brazil• Bolivia• Chile• Ecuador• Colombia• Guyana• Paraguay• Peru• Uruguay• VenezuelaAFRICA• Equatorial Guinea• Nigeria• Rwanda• Sudan ASIA • China • Mongolia • The Philippines • Indonesia MIDDLE EAST • Egypt • Jordan • Lebanon • Palestine EUROPE • Turkey

SECTORS

LIGHT MANUFACTURING - Electric harnesses - Auto parts - Medical devices - Publishing Industry - Footwear - Cosmetics - Electrical Appliance - Electrical Machinery - Leather - Electronics APPAREL AND TEXTILE - Intimate clothing - Men suits - Women dresses - Knitted garments - Synthetics fabrics - Elastomers and “high tech” fibers SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SMEs)
AGRIBUSINESS- Fruits and vegetables(fresh and processed)- Flowers and bouquets- Dairy products- Aromatic Herbs- Coffee and Cocoa- Organic Products- African Palm- Tilapia and shrimps- Citrics- Horticulture- Livestock SERVICES-Tourism (rural and adventure)-Call Centers, BPO and KPO- Airplane maintenance- Transport and logistics- Health services- Research and development OTHERS- Chemical- Pharmaceuticals

Relevant Projects

2018 - 23 • Republic of Korea and Central American Free Trade Agreement (K-CAFTA) Internationalization platform for Central American Companies. Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) 2023. • Design of the National Investment Policy of Jamaica. 2018 Jamaica. Contractor: Planning Institute of Jamaica. Development of National Investment Policy to position Jamaica as an important player within the global investment community. • Guyana. Design of an Export and Investment Strategy and Implementation Plan for the Guyana Office for Investment (Go Invest). Ministry of Business – InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB). November 2019 – November 2020 • Colombia - Bogota. Review and Evaluation of Strategy and Compliance with Goals and Objectives in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017 of the Investment Promotion Agency of Bogotá - Invest in Bogotá. 2017 • México. World Bank. Preparation and Analysis of an Investor Roadmap to support SEZ Development in Southern Mexico. June – September 2019. Measurement of the amount of regulation that would burden typical investors in each of the 4 SEZs in Mexico. • Government of El Salvador - PROESA. El Salvador. Comparative Cost Analysis for Call Centers and BPO businesses in the Central America Region, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. • Government of El Salvador - PROESA. El Salvador. Bechmark of Operation Cost of a textile Factory in the Central America Region and Mexico. 2016 • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Caribbean Export. CARIFORUM Countries. Caribbean Investment Summit 2016 .2016 Attraction of investors for investment ready projects in the region • Foreign Investment Advisory Service, FIAS - Peru. Capacity Building Workshop to PromPerú. 2016. • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – Barbados Competitiveness Program. Development of a Trade Document Management System for the Barbados Electronic Single Window. 2015 • Presidency of Colombia – Tony Blair Associates (Government Advisory Group). Creation of a Delivery Unit for the President’s Office in Colombia. • Ministry of Industry of the Dominican Republic – IDB. Identification of Export Opportunities for Dominican SMEs in the East Coast of the U.S. 2014 • El Salvador – PROESA Trade and Investment promotion Agency. Training and Capacity Building to strengthen SMEs export potential. • Caribbean Export. Development of a Regional Strategy and Implementation Plan for the Effective Promotion of Investment Opportunities within CARIFORUM. Cross-cutting Investment Climate Reforms to facilitate businesses in the Caribbean – CARIFORUM countries in the Agribusiness Sectors (Food and Beverages), Renewable Energy, Call Centers and BPO, for the CARIFORUM countries (Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago). Association of Caribbean Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) - Caribbean Export Development Agency. Worked directly with each of the with the 15 IPAs of the CARIFORUM countries. • IADB – Panama – MICI. Design of Export Promotion Guides to support Panamanian Exporters to access Selected Markets. September 2013 – January 2014. Analysis of export opportunities in 4 sectors (agriculture, agro industry, fishery and industrial products) for 13 markets with which Panama has free trade agreements. Identification of sectors with growth potential and employment generation impact. • PRONicaragua (Nicaragua Investment Promotion Agency). Design of a Competitive Investment Promotion Strategy for the Light Manufacturing Sector. 2013 • PRONicaragua (Nicaragua Investment Promotion Agency). Design of a Competitive Investment Promotion Strategy for the Shared Services Sector. • Belize. Strengthening the Structure of the Economic Development Council and its Technical Unit. Definition of Belize business climate strategy to streamlining registration and operation procedures for companies. • Belize. Impact assessment of Compete Caribbean project: Strengthening of the Institutional Architecture for Investment Attraction in Belize (BL-CC2005). • Panama. Design and development of Export Guides for key export markets with preferential access. • Panama. Design of Panama’s export strategy for key sectors. Identification of main obstacles and constraints for SMEs exporting. • PROESA (El Salvador Investment Promotion Agency). Strategy for prioritization of investment promotion strategy for 8 sectors. 2011-2012 • Guatemala – Development of an Inclusive Economic Growth Strategy – FUNDESA – Dalberg Global Development Advisors. • Ecuador. – Quito. Design of the City of Quito Investment Promotion Strategy. Investment Climate Assessment. USAID – Carana. Colombia – Bogotá. Assessment of Invest in Bogotá Investment Promotion Strategy. Invest in Bogota. • Colombia – Barranquilla. Design of ProBarranquilla 2011-2013 Business Plan – Training of staff on best investment promotion practices. • Andean Development Corporation CAF – Design of 2011-2013 LatAm Competitiveness Strategy. 2010 • Brazil. Impact Evaluation Assessment of the MIF-SEBRAE Program for the Development of 4 Cluster Industrial Districts in Brazil (Fashion and Lingerie – Rio de Janeiro, Wood and Furniture – Pará, Leather Goods and Footwear – Paraíba, Clothing and Craft Line - Sergipe). Multilateral Investment Fund (InterAmerican Development Bank) for Dalberg Global Development Advisors.
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