Research and Reports
The Price of the State: PRB 2026 and Mauritius’ Fiscal–Productivity Crossroads
The Price of the State: PRB 2026 and Mauritius’ Fiscal–Productivity Crossroads
Bahrain’s Energy Settlement
Bahrain’s Energy Settlement
Bridging Skills and Opportunity
Bridging Skills and Opportunity
Mauritius at the Threshold
Mauritius at the Threshold
Securing Mauritius’ Water Future Under Deep Uncertainty
Securing Mauritius’ Water Future Under Deep Uncertainty
From Small Island to Large Ocean State: Mauritius’ Geo‑Economic Strategy After Chagos
From Small Island to Large Ocean State: Mauritius’ Geo‑Economic Strategy After Chagos
Securing the Lights: Hydrogen Storage as Mauritius’ Turnkey Insurance Against Blackouts
Securing the Lights: Hydrogen Storage as Mauritius’ Turnkey Insurance Against Blackouts
Powering Mauritius’ Future: Measuring a Credible Energy Transition
Powering Mauritius’ Future: Measuring a Credible Energy Transition
From Sensing to Strategy a C4ISR–DMDU Framework for Energy and Water Security in Mauritius
From Sensing to Strategy a C4ISR–DMDU Framework for Energy and Water Security in Mauritius
Commentaries
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South Sudan’s peace agreements created political containers but not a…
Congo‑Brazzaville’s defining feature is not volatility but stasis: political continuity…
Namibia has something rare in Africa: durable institutions and macro…
South Sudan became sovereign quickly, but a state is built…
South Sudan’s oil revenues arrived before treasury discipline. The result…
China is not abandoning the U.S. dollar. It is doing…
Many strategies in emerging markets do not fail loudly. They…
Blue finance instruments are technically straightforward, but without strong governance,…
The article examines how emerging aviation partnerships across Africa and…
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Our work is confidential, institution-grade and designed for decision-makers who carry structural responsibility.
We work across Africa, the Indian Ocean, the GCC and Europe, and act for institutions that carry structural responsibility rather than quarterly talking points.
Our work is written to be read by government officials, bankers, boards and sovereign investors – people who have little time, long memories and a low tolerance for wishful thinking.
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Most organisations are not short of intelligence. They are short of structure.
Bramston & Associates is a strategic architecture firm advising banks, governments, sovereign investors and critical enterprises. We help decision-makers turn complexity into coherent systems – the kind that survive contact with auditors, parliaments, regulators and occasionally reality.
We do not sell “transformation journeys”, “bold visions” or other decorative nouns.
We design how things actually work: who decides, on what basis, with which information, under which constraints – and what happens when something important goes wrong.
In a world over-supplied with opinion and under-supplied with rigour, our speciality is unfashionable but useful: institutional clarity.
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What we actually do, once the buzzwords have left the room.
Strategic Blueprints
High-level architectures for institutions facing consequential choices: digital banks, sovereign funds, ocean-economy strategies, regulatory reform and large-scale transitions.
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Governance & System Architecture
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Investor & Deal Enablement
Investor narratives, institutional memos, strategic due diligence and deal architecture for UHNWIs, family offices, banks and cross-border platforms.
If it cannot be explained clearly, it probably should not be signed.
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Strategic architecture, not generic advice
We start with structure, not fashion. We map the system, identify pressure points, and design architectures that are politically, financially and operationally survivable
We take behavioural realism seriously. Institutions are made of rational people operating inside imperfect systems. We design accordingly.
Narrative matters—not as marketing, but as governance. A clear explanation is often cheaper than an additional layer of complexity.
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