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DT 1 / 2004

Aid covers 60% of Norwegian soldiers’ costs in Iraq

The bill for the Norwegian military engagement in Iraq in 2003 is now on the table. The total cost is NOK 97 million, of which 60 per cent will be covered by the aid budget.

News January 26, 2004

US tax authorities to decide on charity status of Gates’ Vaccine Fund

The Vaccine Fund is preparing a report for the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to maintain its favourable...

News January 26, 2004

‘Humanitarian superpower’ to be evaluated by DAC

Norway, which has the world’s highest per capita level of humanitarian aid, has not hesitated to use the title “humanitarian superpower". But does this assistance respond more to the needs of people in emergency situations or to Norwegian political interests?

News January 26, 2004

New Danish environmental strategy: NGOs sceptical, industry cautiously optimisti

The Danish resource base has mixed reactions to the government’s new environmental aid strategy.

News January 26, 2004

Swedish consultants convicted for bribing World Bank officials

Earlier this month two Swedes were found guilty of bribing World Bank officials by the Municipal Court...

News January 26, 2004

Perils of state-funded NGO information

Information material from about development issues produced by Norwegian NGOs is dominated by their need...

News January 26, 2004

Carl Bro awarded two contracts in Tanzania

Carl Bro has won an EU tender worth DKK 11 million for two projects in the Tanzanian transport sector....

Business January 26, 2004

Tove Strand aims for network organisation

Director General of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Tove Strand lost the lion’s...

News January 26, 2004

Finnish tenders in Vietnam and Nicaragua

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs invites consulting companies and institutions to tender for...

Business January 26, 2004

In Brief

News January 26, 2004

New military approach to Danish foreign policy

Denmark’s aid budget has in the last two years lost significant ground to the defense budget. This...

Opinion January 26, 2004

Procurement policy opens up DKK 1b Danish aid market

Denmark’s new aid procurement policy promises to open up more than DKK 1 billion worth of development...

Business January 26, 2004

11 Nordic aid consultancies among Europe’s top 100

In the annual sector review of the European consultancy market by Swedish Technique and Design (STD),...

Business January 26, 2004

From chaos to world leader

Two years ago the communication system of the Danish Foreign Ministry was in chaos. Now the Ministry...

News January 26, 2004

Tender guarantee for Norwegian exporters in aid-financed contracts

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented a proposal for a tender guarantee scheme for...

Business January 26, 2004

NORAD boss happy about tied technical aid

NORAD is pleased about being able to provide tied technical assistance to recipient governments.

Business January 26, 2004

Timely review of Norway

Norway was one of 17 OECD countries that signed up to the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative in Stockholm last year. The donors agreed that humanitarian action must be more impartial and independent of “political, economic, military or other objectives".

Opinion Editorial January 26, 2004

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