DT 13 / 2005

Three African countries short-listed for DKK 4b Danish aid prize

The prize is an annual Danish aid grant worth DKK 150-200 million over the next two decades - that is,...

News September 02, 2005

Finnish re-allocation prevents African crises from paying for tsunami

A major re-allocation of Finnish development funds by Development Minister Paula Lehtomäki prevents...

News September 02, 2005

Nordics re-think NGO funding policies

Nordic NGO aid policy is in flux. The four Nordic countries spend well over SEK 6 billion annually out...

News September 02, 2005

New UNDP Chief does not fear retaliation from Norway

The new Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Kemal Dervis of Turkey was in Oslo recently...

News September 02, 2005

Countdown to Commission Launch

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry is working against the clock to confirm the final list of participants...

News September 02, 2005

New trend. Sida assesses impacts of past projects

A new trend in Swedish development assistance is to conduct post-evaluations of projects and programmes...

Business September 02, 2005

‘IFU-gate’. Danish fund accused of foul play

The Danish Industrialization Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has been accused of foul play. IFU annual...

Business September 02, 2005

Aid should not be pegged to oil revenues

Norwegian development aid should increase as Norway gets richer. However, aid should not be pegged to...

Opinion September 02, 2005

In memory of Poul Grosen

News September 02, 2005

Kjørven embraced de Soto, kept NRD at arm’s length

Former State Secretary Olav Kjørven undermined the position of the private firm Norway Registers Development...

Business September 02, 2005

No certain future for NDF

Denmark will not contribute to the fifth replenishment of the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), which was...

Business September 02, 2005

Nordic Plus boosts procurement knowledge

Denmark will host the second of four procurement training meetings in Hanoi on October 14 for donors...

Business September 02, 2005

Sweden winds up Baltic aid worth SEK 4b after 14 years

Sweden is terminating a year ahead of schedule one of its last bilateral aid projects in the Baltics....

Business September 02, 2005

The celebrity factor

Hernando de Soto is an accomplished economist and a smart businessman. He was introduced to Norwegian...

Opinion Editorial September 02, 2005

Fierce British competition for Sida roads contract

The British roads consultancy IT Transport beat out Swedish Hifab and Norwegian Norconsult, winning Swedish...

Business September 02, 2005

Danish aid level to drop to 0.8 per cent of GNI in 2006

The Danish aid level will drop three points to 0.8 per cent of Grand National Income (GNI) in 2006, the...

News September 02, 2005

Denmark launches corruption hotline

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is preparing to launch a web-based corruption hotline that will...

News September 02, 2005