In January, Devex covered the first insights into the U.S. Agency for International Development upcoming $17 billion NextGen contracts — one of the largest and most important award decisions in its history — as well as what to expect from U.K. aid in 2022, and the top emerging donors in Asia.
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Here’s a look at our top-read Devex Pro stories for January:
1) What we know so far about USAID's $17B NextGen contracts. The $17 billion suite of nine contracts will collectively fund the procurement and distribution of life-saving health commodities to dozens of countries around the world.
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2) Looking ahead to 2022 in UK aid. After last year was deemed the worst the United Kingdom’s development sector has ever endured, can we find some meager signs of optimism?
3) USAID’s chief digital development officer outlines his priorities. Amid the need to operate in an increasingly digital world, the agency is turning to digital development initiatives.
4) Wellcome announces $22B funding strategy.Wellcome is the second-largest nonprofit funder in the world, after the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and it just announced a new $22 billion funding strategy.
5) USAID business forecast: Q1 2022. We tuned into USAID’s business forecast conference call for the first quarter to bring you the major takeaways.
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