The Economist asks: Bill Gates

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: The Economist asks: Bill Gates
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:28:48
• Published: 2017-02-16 15:24

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given away grants of over $36 billion in the past decade. But under a new presidency, philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates faces stiff challenges on vaccine programmes, promised clampdowns on federal aid and a mood of distrust toward technocrats. He tells host Anne McElvoy why he still believes in engaging with Donald Trump.  

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