Vivienne Yeda Apopo

Vivienne Yeda Apopo is a Kenyan banker and business attorney. She is the current Director General of East African Development Bank (EADB) [1]. She assumed that position on 15 January 2009. [2] She also currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Central Bank of Kenya, since 14 March 2011. [3]

Quotes

• “These economies are heavily indebted in terms of the pipelines and refineries that have been developed to exploit those resources.”
• "This infrastructure will now need to be written down in value over a much shorter period or abandoned altogether."
• “The question is how do we work with the private sector to recover the necessary financing and diversify the economy?”
• “Can we reuse some of the technologies we use for other economic activities to recoup some of the investment already made in economies dependent on fossil fuels?”
  • Climate Week NYC Opening Ceremony byAnita Hawser,20th September 2021, Retrieved 16/11/2023

• • "I am proud to be standing among giants who have walked this path before me and who have shown with their achievements that there’s no limit to what women can accomplish if they believe in themselves."
  • "I encourage governments across Africa to continue supporting the women’s cause, particularly with regard to property ownership and access to credit. Women do not expect to be given hand-outs."

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