Governments & Development Agencies

Specialized Advisory for Public Institutions

We bring deep expertise in international procurement, investment facilitation, and development program design to government ministries, development agencies, and multilateral institutions — in Canada and across the Global South.

Who We Work With

Our Government Clients

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National Governments

Ministries of Finance, Planning, Trade, and Economic Development across the Global South and Canada.

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Subnational Authorities

Provincial, regional, and municipal governments with investment attraction and development mandates.

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Development Agencies

Bilateral and multilateral development organizations designing and implementing economic programs.

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Development Finance

DFIs and development banks seeking advisory support for project identification and structuring.

Core Services

What We Do for Governments

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International Procurement Advisory

Expert support across the full procurement lifecycle — strategy, tender design, vendor evaluation, compliance, and contract management. We help governments achieve value for money while meeting international standards.

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FDI Attraction & Deal Facilitation

Structuring and brokering large-scale investment agreements between your government and foreign investors. We package your investment opportunities, identify the right investors, and facilitate negotiations to close.

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Economic Development Strategy

National and regional economic frameworks designed to attract sustainable investment, diversify economic activity, and create durable growth. We combine global expertise with deep local market understanding.

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Development Program Design

Designing, managing, and evaluating international development programs — from scoping and logical framework development through implementation support and impact evaluation.

Investment Climate Reform

Regulatory and policy advisory to create environments that attract and retain quality foreign investment. We advise on the legal, regulatory, and institutional changes that move the needle with serious investors.

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Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Support

Building national startup and innovation infrastructure tied to development goals — creating the local venture capacity that complements and multiplies the impact of foreign investment.

The Centinum Difference

Advisors With Skin in the Game

Unlike pure consultancies that advise and move on, Centinum Group also deploys its own capital. This means we approach every government engagement not just as advisors, but as investors who understand exactly what it takes to attract and retain quality capital in complex markets.

Our interests are aligned with yours: we want your investment attraction strategy to work because we operate in the same markets. We want your procurement to succeed because we understand what makes investors and vendors choose one jurisdiction over another.

  • Practitioner perspective
    We bring investor and operator experience, not just academic analysis.
  • Global South expertise
    Deep understanding of development contexts across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
  • Investor network access
    Direct connections to capital — we don't just recommend, we introduce.
  • Canadian institutional understanding
    We know how Canadian capital, institutions, and policy work — and how to leverage them.
  • Long-term partnership orientation
    We build relationships, not transactions. Most of our best work happens over years, not months.

Let's Discuss Your Development Goals

Every government engagement begins with understanding your specific context.