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    Devex Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and Senior Reporter Catherine Cheney discuss how Bill and Melinda Gates' divorce might impact their philanthropy and global development more broadly.

    By Raj Kumar // 05 May 2021
    The divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates is a private matter with public implications, especially for the global development community. Devex's President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and Senior Reporter Catherine Cheney discuss these implications and what the future may hold for the world's largest philanthropy. Watch the video and read more about what the divorce means for Gates’ philanthropy.

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