Services

FLAGG Advisory supports clients from initial diagnosis through design, implementation and learning. Assignments may be short, targeted advisory engagements or longer technical-assistance programmes involving multidisciplinary teams, multiple partner institutions and complex stakeholder coordination.

Development finance & investment

We help development partners, DFIs, financial institutions and investors structure mechanisms that mobilise capital and move viable transactions toward financing.

  • Blended-finance and risk-sharing structures
  • Credit lines, guarantees and investment facilities
  • Pipeline development and transaction screening
  • Financial modelling, investment appraisal and due diligence
  • Facility design, eligibility and operating frameworks
  • Institutional strengthening for development banks and financial intermediaries

Financial inclusion & SME finance

We help financial institutions and development partners expand responsible access to finance for MSMEs, entrepreneurs and underserved market segments.

  • SME and microfinance strategy
  • Youth- and women-focused finance
  • Rural and agricultural lending
  • Product development and pilot design
  • Entrepreneurship support and non-financial services
  • Market research, client segmentation and outreach strategies

Climate & green finance

We support institutions seeking to originate, appraise, manage and measure green investment while integrating environmental, social and climate considerations into financial decision-making.

  • Green lending and investment facilities
  • Climate-risk integration and portfolio approaches
  • ESMS/ESG systems and screening processes
  • Adaptation and mitigation finance
  • GHG accounting and climate-impact tools
  • Green pipelines, eligibility frameworks and capacity building

Research, evaluation & impact

We combine quantitative and qualitative methods to help clients understand markets, programme performance, client outcomes and the practical implications of evidence.

  • Impact assessments and programme evaluations
  • Mixed-method surveys, interviews and focus groups
  • Market diagnostics and sector mapping
  • Theory of Change and evaluation frameworks
  • KPI, M&E and impact-measurement systems
  • Contribution analysis, lessons learned and evidence-based recommendations

Agriculture & rural investment

FLAGG brings long-standing experience at the intersection of agriculture, rural finance, financial institutions and private investment.

  • Agricultural value-chain finance
  • Farmer and cooperative finance
  • Agri-SME lending and product development
  • Equipment finance and leasing
  • Guarantees and risk-sharing mechanisms
  • Investment mobilisation, irrigation, renewable energy and climate-smart agriculture

Leadership & capacity building

We help institutions move from plans to repeatable internal capability by combining leadership support, practical tools and applied learning.

  • Team leadership and programme management
  • Institutional diagnostics and operating-model improvement
  • Governance and decision processes
  • Training and train-the-trainer programmes
  • Live-deal coaching and applied capacity building
  • Strategy implementation, roadmaps and senior stakeholder coordination

Typical engagement formats

Diagnostic & strategyFacility / product designImplementation support
Market, institutional or portfolio diagnostic; strategy; roadmap; feasibility study; sector mapping.Financing structure, product, guarantee, operating model, appraisal framework, pipeline or monitoring system.Technical assistance, programme leadership, tools, capacity building, transaction support, monitoring and learning.

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