The Green Bond Opportunity: An Africa Climate Summit Event
In October 2022, with the approval of The National Treasury and Economic Planning, Anzetse Were in her capacity as Senior Economist at...
Understand Africa Better.
Understand Africa Better.
A highlight of Anzetse Were's speeches, public-facing engagements, and advisory roles.
Anzetse Were is appointed to serve as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Eveready East Africa, the largest supplier of portable power solutions in East Africa.(September 2023)
Anzetse Were joins a Wilton Park conference on 'Emerging markets in debt distress: exploring options for debt restructuring'. The conference was organised in partnership with His Majesty’s Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and in association with JP Morgan, Alvarez & Marsal, BlueBay Asset Management, PGIM and White & Case. (September 2023)
Anzetse Were delivers her speech on the green bond opportunity in Kenya during the Africa Climate Summit in a side event hosted by The National Treasury and Economic Planning, Kenya (September 2023)
Anzetse Were meets with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, during his tour of Kenya hosted by Meg Whitman, Ambassador of the United States to Kenya. (March 2023)
Understand Africa Better.
A collection of reports and technical papers authored, co-authored and supervised by Anzetse Were.
Understand Africa Better.
Anzetse Were discusses Economic Transformation, Finance Systems, Inclusive Development, Great Power Competition, and Sustainable Finance in Africa.
Understand Africa Better.
Anzetse Were joins numerous podcasts to share her insights on topics such as Great Power Competition, Africa-China Economic Relations, and Innovation in Africa.
May 2023
Hosted by Sara Pantuliano, Chief Executive of the Overseas Development Institute, the conversation explores how African countries are shaping their own relationship with China and the role the Chinese private sector is playing in fuelling investment and growth on the continent.
April 2022
Africa-China economic relations are dominated by state-to-state interactions, but Chinese private companies are making a unique impact on the continent’s economic transformation. Here’s how.
Read the article by Anzetse Were.
Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.
December 2021
Anzetse Were joins Kaiser and Jeremy and discuss FOCAC coverage, media narratives on China in Africa, and the likelihood that programs like B3W and Global Gateway can move the needle when it comes to China’s position on the continent.