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Anzetse Were
Aug 30, 20231 min read
African Private Sector Priorities for Climate Finance
This presentation first appeared on the FSD Kenya website on August 21, 2023. -- Climate Finance is becoming an increasingly important...
Anzetse Were
Jul 26, 20238 min read
Africa’s debt isn’t mostly to China and many Beijing-financed projects are for clean energy
This article first appeared in The China Project on July 19, 2023. Illustration for The China Project by Alex Santafé China is neither...
Anzetse Were
Jul 13, 20234 min read
What does Climate Risk really mean for African economies?
This article first appeared in the OECD Development Matters Blog on July 7, 2023. -- Discussions on green and climate finance in Africa...
Anzetse Were
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Podcast: Africa and China-Where is the relationship heading?
The ThinkChange Podcast is hosted by Sara Pantuliano, Chief Executive of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). This episode first...
Anzetse Were
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Financial Architecture for a Green and Climate-Resilient Africa
Climate change ripples through all layers of African economies, distorts fiscal and monetary policy, affects key sectors, and devastates...
Anzetse Were
May 27, 20236 min read
How climate finance can address the layered economic impacts of climate change in Africa
This article first appeared on the British International Investment blog on May 25, 2023. -- The effects of climate change are an...
Anzetse Were
Apr 14, 20231 min read
Creating an enabling environment for a Voluntary Carbon Market in Kenya
This presentation first appeared on the FSD Kenya website on April 12, 2023 -- This presentation analyses the supply, demand and...
Anzetse Were
Apr 12, 20237 min read
The Impacts of Climate Change on Fiscal And Monetary Policy in Africa
This article first appeared in illuminem on April 10, 2023. Anzetse was recognised as the second most-read sustainability global thought...
Anzetse Were
Mar 16, 20234 min read
African Economies in a Multipolar World
This article first appeared in Project Syndicate on March 13, 2023. After deepening for two decades, Africa-China economic relations are...
Anzetse Were
Feb 13, 20238 min read
Policy options for African governments in 2023
The global economy is experiencing a broader and sharper than expected slowdown in growth, and inflation is at the highest it has been in...
Anzetse Were
Jan 26, 20231 min read
The implications of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine for Africa-Europe economic relations
The European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) with the support of the Regional Bureau Africa (RBA) of UNDP undertook practical analyses on the...
Anzetse Were
Jan 4, 20233 min read
State of the Economy: Inclusive Finance for Economic Transformation
This report first appeared on the FSD Kenya website on December 19, 2022. Anzetse Were led and co-authored the report. The theme for FSD...
Anzetse Were
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Voluntary Carbon Markets in Africa
Global Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM) grew at a compound annual growth rate of over 31% from 2016 to 2021. Growth in Africa was faster at...
Anzetse Were
Dec 6, 20221 min read
The Absa Macro Conference: How Africa can navigate the political economy of development in 2023
Anzetse Were speaks at the 6th Absa Macro Conference focused on the impact of global geopolitics on the African continent. Her comments...
Anzetse Were
Oct 24, 20224 min read
How to develop a green project pipeline in Africa
This article first appeared in the African Climate Conversation hosted by British International Investment on October 18, 2022. The...
Anzetse Were
Oct 9, 20221 min read
The Political Economy of Public Debt in Africa
This presentation was delivered at a Chatham House Member Event titled 'South Asia: the crucible for a global debt crisis?', on October...
Anzetse Were
Oct 5, 20223 min read
How women stabilise and grow economies in Africa
This article first appeared on the OECD Development Matters Blog on October 5, 2022. -- Women’s contributions to economic output and...
Anzetse Were
Jun 4, 20226 min read
The Secrets of China’s Economic Statecraft in Africa
This article first appeared in The Diplomat on June 1, 2022. The role of African governments in the economic development of their...
Anzetse Were
Mar 21, 20224 min read
How Africa can benefit from the private sector’s growing interest in climate finance
This post first appeared on the OECD Development Matters Blog on March 17, 2022. While the private sector across the world is on a...
Anzetse Were
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Webinar: BRI vs B3W- Competing Visions for African Development
On March 8, Anzetse Were was part of a panel that discussed the comparative strategies in execution between B3W and BRI and the...
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