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Development Consulting
How to Create Socioeconomic Impact?
We transform policies, institutions and programmes into sustainable, inclusive and measurable impact
Strategic partners to design and deliver solutions for growth.
LBC supports governments, public institutions and development partners in designing and implementing policies, reforms and programmes that deliver sustainable impact. We combine sector expertise, institutional development, digital transformation, capacity building and results-based management. We work across the entire intervention cycle, from diagnosis and design through implementation, monitoring, evaluation and capacity transfer.
How do we help our customers?
Services
Sector Studies
We help governments, institutions and development partners understand market dynamics, value chains and sector challenges. Through research, benchmarking and stakeholder engagement, we provide practical insights that inform policies, investments and development programmes.
Institutional Development
We help public institutions improve effectiveness, transparency and service delivery. Our work covers institutional diagnostics, governance, organisational design and process improvement, while building the capabilities required to sustain change.
Skills Development
We design education and workforce development initiatives that respond to labour market needs. From policy design to institutional capacity strengthening, we help create pathways to employment, productivity and economic growth.
Economic Development
We support governments, development partners and businesses in creating the conditions for sustainable growth. Our expertise includes sector and market analysis, value-chain development, business environment reform, investment promotion and export development.
Entrepreneurship & MSME Development
We support entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises at every stage of growth. Through business support services, access to finance and market opportunities, we help businesses increase resilience, create jobs and contribute to local economic development.
Technology & Innovation for Development
We help institutions use technology, data and innovation to improve services and expand opportunities. Our expertise includes digital government, interoperability, digital platforms, institutional transformation and the responsible adoption of emerging technologies, including AI.
Financial Inclusion
We identify barriers that limit access to appropriate financial services for underserved people and MSMEs. Through research, stakeholder dialogue and programme design, we develop practical approaches to expand access to finance and economic participation.
Communication & Visibility
We make development programmes clear, accessible and relevant to their audiences. Our communication, visibility and stakeholder-engagement strategies raise awareness, encourage participation and demonstrate results.
Focused solutions
There are times when a development program is shaped by its design, measurements, technology, and teams. For each of these, there is a separate and well-defined role.
Donor-Funded Program Design
Provide specialized guidance throughout the entire cycle of internationally funded structured programs, from conceptualization and formulation to monitoring and closure. Ensure the architecture of actionable solutions, complete with clear objectives, robust governance models, resource allocation, and rigorous management systems.
Impact Assessment & Evaluation
Technology & Innovation for Development
Support governments, institutions, and development partners in the design and implementation of innovative solutions that accelerate institutional transformation, strengthen public service delivery, promote innovation ecosystems, and leverage the use of emerging technologies to generate sustainable impact.
Capacity Building
Transforming organizations. Powering the future with AI.
Extensive experience in the design and delivery of development projects alongside leading multilateral institutions and international agencies, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP and GIZ.
With experience in a variety of areas, ranging from strategy and processes to digital transformation and data.
South Africa | Angola | Cape Verde | Ghana | Guinea-Bissau | Mozambique | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal.
High standards of quality and professional conduct.
Customer rating of 5.2 out of 6, audited by Bureau Veritas.
Insights
20 years contributing to the development of Angola
Publish date: 06/11/2026
The story of LBC's 20 years in Angola, beginning in 2005, reflects our professional ethos,…
Azeitona: the new virtual agent that brings DGAV closer to people
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ENSE: AI as an ally of the energy sector
Publish date: 10/09/2025
ENSE, Portugal’s National Entity for the Energy Sector, faced the challenge of simplifying contact with…
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A new digital touchpoint: how Docapesca brought the virtual agent Doca to life
Publish date: 10/09/2025
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Basic education in Angola: a new chapter in the overall assessment
Publish date: 05/09/2025
In a country marked by geographic diversity, rapid demographic growth and structural challenges, the educational…
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RETFOP – a turning point in Angolan technical-professional education
Publish date: 05/09/2025
How a digital transformation project redesigned the future of technical education in Angola. Technical and…
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IRN – thinking, streamlining and designing the public services of the future.
Publish date: 11/08/2024
The Institute of Registries and Notaries (IRN) undertook an ambitious project, supported by LBC, to…
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