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About Giraffe Consulting International

Giraffe Consulting International (GCI) designs and delivers SME competitiveness and export development programmes for governments, donors and business support organisations (BSOs) worldwide. We work at policy, institutional and company level to achieve measurable economic results. Our clients include the European Union, GIZ, CBI, OECD, USAID, EBRD, SECO and the UK FCDO, as well as national governments and regional development agencies. With 20+ years’ experience across 30+ markets, we specialise in: • SME Policy & Programme Design and Delivery including strategies, roadmaps, action plans and M&E systems. • BSO Capacity Building & Service Development, strengthening institutions to deliver high-quality, scalable SME services. • Export Development & Market Access including B2B matchmaking, trade missions and buyer engagement. • International E-Commerce & Digital Trade, supporting SMEs to sell online internationally. • Supplier Development & SME–Corporate Linkages, connecting SMEs to corporates, FDIs and global value chains. Selected Results • SME Development Roadmap, Bahrain: national SME roadmap delivered and presented to the Minister of Industry and Commerce. • SME Export Matching Programme, Abu Dhabi: 58 SMEs supported; participating companies reported AED 186m (~€46.5m) in additional export sales. • SME Export Matching Programme, Abu Dhabi: 50+ SMEs supported across African markets; 150+ facilitated meetings and 66 likely deals from Kenya mission alone. • Better Market Connectivity of Ukraine to the EU, GIZ: 15 BSOs strengthened; 19 EU partnerships formed (vs. KPI of 10); 50+ export connections for Ukrainian SMEs. • SME Champions Linkages Programme, Abu Dhabi: AED 70m+ (~€17.5m) in contracts secured by 44 SMEs in six months. • E-Commerce Acceleration Programme, USAID Jordan: 15 SMEs trained and coached on cross-border e-commerce to KSA and UAE. Delivering in Europe, MENA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.