
Raj Kumar
@raj_devex
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President & Editor-in-Chief @devex. Author of The Business of Changing the World https://t.co/6QTO9LkEgx Unlucky angler ๐ฃ. Luckier in love: @MariaTeresa
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Joined June 2009
What kind of world do we want? One w/ autonomous vehicles but people still can't access basic medicine?.As @KalpanaKochhar puts it at our @gatesfoundation Casa @Devex session: "Who's gonna drive growth if you don't have healthy human capital?".Life-saving interventions cost $1-10
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Reporting from Sevilla: Heads of State and development leaders all congregate to confront the brutal funding gap that's reshaping global development. Optimism emerging but big questions remain. Follow @devex coverage + join Casa Devex if you're here!
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๐ Development finance is being rewritten this week in Sevilla. With traditional funding failing & budgets shrinking, who's brave enough to try something new? What breakthrough innovations are emerging?. We're inside the room where it's happening. Follow @devex
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"Billions to trillions" flopped. Why? @ahmed_m_saeed: there's capital "high on a mountain & we just want that water to flow downhill. But right now it's blocked." Devt finance built on debt while trillions sit trapped by outdated regulations โ we need to stop complicating gravity
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DFIs deploy billions annually while global investment needs vastly outpace funding. @lesliemaasdorp1, CEO of @BritishIntInv , has clear thoughts on gaps and changes needed. Join our #RoadToSevilla briefing happening June 18th. Sign up:
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Funding cuts are forcing development orgs into M&As they never considered. I'm bringing together @chrisalegrand, @Flanagan_Kath, Kevin Murphy & Christopher Hirst to share what works, what doesn't, and how to know if an M&A is right for you. Sign up:
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Climate finance surpassed the $100B target - 2 years late. Now govts slash budgets when we need climate finance most. Ahead of FFD4, I'm sitting down w/ a heavy hitter in this space: @ahmed_m_saeed of @AlliedClimate on June 13 to discuss how private capital can finally step up.
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Reporting from #HSC25: Germany is the donor wild card. New Chancellor Merz + new dev minister Reem Alabali-Radovan (ex-Migration Minister) signals shift linking migration + development. Will they fill US/EU funding void? Early signs promising but budget reality awaits
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90% of businesses globally are small. Most development finance? Still chasing big players. @JFantiniPorter's reality check: Impact capital moves on operational confidence, not just good intentions. Hear his full insights on this sponsored episode:
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