Germany runs its development cooperation through two separate agencies that people constantly conflate, and the confusion costs real time. GIZ handles technical cooperation. KfW handles financial cooperation. They procure in almost opposite ways, and knowing which one you're actually dealing with changes your entire strategy.
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