Dec 3, 2025

Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid

Raj M. Desai

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Dec 3, 2025

Season 3

Episode 8

Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid

International development is heading into a crunch moment, and this episode with Professor Raj M. Desai puts numbers, mechanisms, and politics around what “shrinking aid” really means for countries that still depend on it—especially in the context of USAID cuts and the growing push toward blended finance....

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Raj M. Desai

Professor of International Development at Georgetown University

Expert on international development policy and practice with 20+ years’ experience analyzing global trends, risks, policies, and programs.

Host

Hisham Allam

DevelopmenAid Dialogues host

Hisham Allam is a DevelopmentAid journalist and podcast host, renowned for award-winning investigative work, including the Pulitzer Prize for his contributions to the Panama Papers.

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Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid

Raj M. Desai: Rethinking Development Finance in an Age of Shrinking Aid

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