Christine Awiti
Christine works on trade and development issues, with a particular focus on economic diversification and structural transformation for African countries. Prior to joining UNCTAD, Christine worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat as an Economic Advisor for Small States, with a focus on Macroeconomic policy, debt, and vulnerability. Christine has also worked for the Economic Commission for Africa where she carried out macroeconomic and debt analysis on African countries during the COVID-19 crisis, the World Bank, and the Central Bank of Kenya. Christine holds a PhD in Macroeconomic Theory from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, as well as a MSc in Economic Development from the University of Glasgow in Scotland.