Strategy and implementation for public institutions
We advise governments, international organisations and public financial institutions on strategy, organisation, finance and leadership, led by senior experts from the first analysis to implementation.

Who we serve
Governments and ministries
We help ministries and public agencies set priorities, steer their institutions and turn policy goals into strategies that can be delivered and measured.
Work with governments →International organisations
We support multilateral and development institutions in designing programmes and instruments, sharpening strategy and demonstrating their impact.
Work with international organisations →Public financial institutions
We advise export credit agencies, EXIM banks, development banks and public funds on products, risk, organisation and leadership.
Work with public financial institutions →What we do
All services →Benchmarking & evaluation
How do we compare with our peers, and how do we show our impact?
Explore the service →Strategy & policy
Which strategy turns our policy goals into results we can show?
Explore the service →Organisation & governance
How should a ministry steer its agencies and measure their performance?
Explore the service →Public finance & instruments
Which guarantee, insurance or financing instruments does our market need?
Explore the service →Transformation & change
How can our organisation work better with partners across mandates?
Explore the service →Leadership & capability
How do we build the leadership our institution needs for the next decade?
Explore the service →Our client impact
All client stories →For more than 25 years, our experts have helped governments, international organisations and public financial institutions in more than 30 countries make decisions that last: national strategies, new institutions and instruments that foster resilience and economic growth.

The case for a regional export-import bank
A feasibility study for a regional export-import bank in the Caribbean.
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Reviewing a national insurance scheme

Developing a strategy framework

Assessing institutional options for export finance
Afreximbank · Atradius Dutch State Business · Credit Oman · EIFO · Etihad Credit Insurance · KUKE · Mongolian Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry · Netherlands Ministry of Finance · SERV Swiss Export Risk Insurance · UK Export Finance
Publications by our experts
All publications →Reinsuring export credit agencies: what drives demand?
What determines how much reinsurance export credit agencies buy, and what that means for their risk strategy.
Policy approaches to stimulate exports: the case of Georgia
How a government can combine trade policy, institutions and finance in a national export strategy.
Improving export credit agency impact through full faith and credit
Why young export credit agencies need an explicit state guarantee, an efficient legal set-up, sufficient capital and sound risk management.
Several of our experts are also fellows of the lill Institute for Public Value, an independent, not-for-profit research institute. lill Advisory and the Institute are separate organisations.
Our experts
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How we work
Diagnose
We assess the institution against its mandate and its peers, and agree the questions that matter.
Design
We develop options for strategy, organisation, instruments and governance, each with its trade-offs.
Deliver
We support implementation: processes, governance, instruments, partnerships and change.
Build capability
We train leaders and teams so the institution carries the work forward.



