Hello, and welcome to our final Insider of 2025. Devex is taking a well-earned break for the holidays. Because of the way the new year falls, it'll be a slightly longer break than normal, and our next edition will be with you on Jan. 11.
In the meantime, let’s stop and look back. It’s been a wild year for international development, and it’s probably a useful time to take stock.
The year has been dominated by the evisceration of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the consequences that have had throughout the international community. We’ve seen thousands of job losses.