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DT 14 / 2004

Sweden launches record aid budget for 2005

The Swedish government proposes a dramatic increase in foreign aid for the coming years.

News September 21, 2004

President Museveni gives green light to Karuma Falls

NORPAK, the Norwegian developer of Karuma Falls in Uganda, has been officially informed that President...

News August 21, 2004

Sida shelters Africa and humanitarian aid in 2004 cuts

Aid to Africa has been spared as Sida decides where to cut SEK 1.176 billion in spending during 2004...

News September 21, 2004

Reform or face cuts. Norway’s tougher tone with UN agencies

A critical statement by the Norwegian delegation to the annual meeting of the World Food Programme (WFP)...

News September 21, 2004

WFP chief favours field cooperation, but says ‘no’ to common Boards

When the Executive Director of the World Food Programme James T. Morris came to Oslo for a visit last...

News September 21, 2004

Sida to review Pangani hydropower dam in Tanzania

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) announces that it is financing a post-evaluation...

Business September 21, 2004

Soft landing for most Danish NGOs

Danish development NGOs drew a collective sigh of relief when the Danish Foreign Ministry published its...

News September 21, 2004

In Brief

News September 21, 2004

One-stop shopping for Danish firms

The Danish Foreign Ministry has made life a little easier for Danish firms working in the aid market by introducing a “one-stop shop" that provides an overview of all services and support schemes available at the Ministry and the 13 embassies engaged in aid activities.

Business September 21, 2004

DI proposes dropping local partner requirement

The Danish Private Sector Development (PSD) Programme could attract more Danish firms if the requirement...

Business September 21, 2004

Losers in the ‘win-win’ scheme to dam the Nile Basin

The Nile Basin Initiative backed by donors including Sweden, Denmark and Norway, proposes numerous large...

Opinion September 21, 2004

Acres signs last Bank contract in Uganda one week before debarment

The Canadian consultant firm Acres currently has six World Bank-financed contracts, despite the fact...

Business September 21, 2004

Uphill start for COWI in Finnish aid market

The leading Danish aid consultant COWI has for the past year been trying to enter the Finnish aid market....

Business September 21, 2004

Scanagri Finland consolidates after string of losses

The last 12 months have been marked by disappointment and many lost tenders for the Finnish aid consultancy...

Business September 21, 2004

Danish aid to pay for military action in Iraq

The Danish government plans to use DKK 3 million out of the aid budget to finance military protection...

News September 21, 2004

ADB: non-legal measures ‘more efficient’ in combating corruption

An international system for controlling corruption in multilateral aid-financed projects is nowhere in...

Business September 21, 2004

Debarred firms shop around

The aid community has not been able to develop a common system for dealing with corrupt firms involved...

Opinion Editorial September 21, 2004

Slow progress for good humanitarian donorship

A review of the achievements of the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) process finds that donors are generally...

News September 21, 2004

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