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Bridging global strategy with local execution

PAC Nexus Consulting Limited is a premier advisory firm dedicated to building sustainable, climate-resilient futures for modern businesses and development institutions. We bridge the gap between complex global strategies and tailored, local execution across sub-Saharan Africa.

With over 100 years of combined expertise, we specialise in transforming ESG mandates into measurable, long-term corporate success - as Trusted service providers for the World Bank, African Development Bank

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100+

Years Combined Expertise

100+

Years Combined Expertise

5

Practice Areas

4+

Countries Advised

3

Multilateral Bank Partners

The PACE Framework

The values that guide every engagement

Partnerships

Building strong, collaborative, and long-term client alliances that drive sustainable outcomes.

Adaptive

Rejecting generic frameworks to design tailored solutions that meet each firm's unique needs.

Commitment

Maintaining unwavering moral integrity, transparency, and dedication in every engagement.

Effective

Providing measurable, data-backed, and sustainable business impact across every mandate.

Leadership

The team behind PAC Nexus

Over 100 years of combined expertise across economics, law, trade, and development finance.

Philip Cobbina

Philip Cobbina

Strategy & MEAL

An elite economist and institutional reform specialist with over two decades of experience in economic policy research and advisory consulting. Co-authored flagship annual reports for the African Development Bank Group and UNCTAD.

MSc International Business · MSc International Development · BA Education & Economics

Philip is an economist and institutional reform specialist with over two decades of experience in teaching, economic policy research, and advisory consulting. He has competencies in: corporate finance, institutional reform, organizational development, economic modeling, and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems. He holds a Master's degree in International Business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway; a Master's degree in International Development from the International University of Japan, Japan, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Education and a Diploma in Economics from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Philip has undertaken assignments for multilateral development banks and international organizations including: The African Development Bank; the World Bank; the United Nations - particularly the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) - and other international organizations. Additionally, Philip has co-authored economic policy papers and contributed to writing reports for the African Development Bank Group and UNCTAD such as the Economic Development in Africa series. He is an adjunct lecturer at the GIMPA Business School (Accra, Ghana), instructing in Strategic Management and International Business Management.

Dozie Okpalaobieri

Dozie Okpalaobieri

Project Development, Research & Corporate Affairs

An internationally licensed attorney and economist specialising in infrastructure, energy, cross-border transactions, and natural resource governance. Has advised sovereign governments across Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique.

JD Northwestern · MSc International Economics · BA Economics

Dozie is an attorney and economist with experience in advising clients on cross-border transactions and governance matters. He also has an expertise in the Power sector. He has advised on transactions with multilateral agencies such as the African Development Bank and the World Bank. He regularly advises local and international corporations on the regulatory impact, compliance and governance matters in sub-Saharan Africa. As a Legal and Policy Adviser at the African Center for Economic Transformation in Ghana, he advised Governments in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Mozambique on policy and legal issues in the extractive resources sector. Dozie is a solicitor in England and Wales and a licensed attorney in the United States and Nigeria. He holds a Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University School of Law, a Masters in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Northeastern University, both in Boston Massachusetts.

Jimmy Eko Acquah

Jimmy Eko Acquah

Business & Trade Facilitation

Leads the trade optimisation and market access division, helping corporations scale operations across regional borders. Specialises in optimising trade corridors and simplifying compliance frameworks for West African market entry.

BSc Computer Science - KNUST, Ghana

Jimmy is a computer science graduate with about a decade's experience in research, advocacy and consulting. He has competencies in data analytics, project development and trade and business facilitation with specialty in agribusiness, mining and manufacturing. Additionally, he has successfully optimized operational trade corridors and simplified compliance frameworks for international corporations entering African markets. Jimmy graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi - Ghana, with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2010. He is consulting lead for the EU Ghana Agribusiness - European Chamber of Commerce for the EU Delegation in Ghana. In this role, Jimmy's work is mainly to optimize trade and market access and assisting national and international corporate clients to successfully scale operations across regional borders.

Track Record

Trusted by world-class institutions

Multilateral Banks

African Development Bank Group · World Bank Group

United Nations Agencies

UNDP · UNCTAD · UNIDO

Bilateral & Sovereign Partners

European Union Delegation in Ghana · German National Metrology Institute (PTB)

Sovereign Entities

Ghana Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)

Case Studies

Impact in action

MELA & Strategy

World Bank Group & African Development Bank

Designed comprehensive MEAL frameworks and co-authored foundational economic policy papers for flagship regional reports, optimising resource deployment and enhancing project accountability across sub-Saharan Africa.

Extractives & Regulatory Policy

Sub-Saharan Sovereign Governments

Provided high-level legal and economic counsel to Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Mozambique - restructuring extractive resource policies to secure sustainable governance frameworks for critical state assets.

Business & Trade Facilitation

Regional Corporate Entities

Guided international and local corporations through cross-border compliance barriers, supply chain logistics, and AfCFTA frameworks - enabling seamless private-sector expansion into West African corridors.