The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Gmbh, commonly known as GIZ, commonly describes itself as innovative, sustainable and effective and offers customized solutions to complex challenges. GIZ draws on its extensive expertise on global issues in its work with emerging economies. The company operates on behalf of the German Government in fields such as financial market stability, economic growth, fair trade, climate change, water and the Millennium Development Goals.

This work involves their full range of services: they advise commissioning parties, bring together stakeholders, organise forums, produce studies, design training courses, manage funds and host the secretariat for important global processes. They provide tried and tested international cooperation solutions. Since 2000, GIZ has successfully implemented programmes and projects worth almost 2.5 billion euros on behalf of international clients.