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‘Billions of dollars are being spent and perhaps being mismanaged.’ As USAID, the US government’s aid agency described by Elon Musk as ‘beyond repair’, is in the crosshairs of President Trump’s cost cutting measures, Richard and Yalda discuss how well overseas aid money is managed. In the latest episode of The World, Yalda, who has her own foundation, shares her experience of US departments offering significantly more money than was needed. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.