DT 10-11 / 2006

Funds misused. Denmark holds back 26 per cent of Mozambique aid

The Danish investigation of suspected aid fraud in Mozambique is now complete. Denmark is demanding that...

News July 17, 2006

Denmark steers away from budget support in Africa

News July 17, 2006

Donors pool resources, reducing no. of Palestinian NGO recipients

At a time when promotion of human rights in Palestine is perhaps more needed than ever, Denmark, Sweden...

News July 17, 2006

Travelling costs amounting to NOK 400,000 per recipient

A new report by NCG criticises the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) for providing...

News July 17, 2006

NCG report: donors’ privatisation drive was too risky for Uganda

A new report about Norwegian support to the energy sector in Uganda partially blames the privatisation...

News July 17, 2006

In Brief

News July 17, 2006

Nordics cover 30% of global UN cluster appeal

The Nordic governments and the United Kingdom have been quick to pledge money for a new UN appeal aimed...

News July 17, 2006

Swedish bureaucrats battle private firms for Sida market

When Sida put the contract for capacity building of Serbia’s land management authority out for tender,...

Business July 17, 2006

Market Update

Business July 17, 2006

As poor as Africa. UNDP urges more aid for C Asia

A new UNDP report shows that some Central Asian countries are as poor as the poorest countries in Africa....

Opinion July 17, 2006

High price of state agencies

Business July 17, 2006

Finland to phase out grant-based aid to Egypt after 2007

In accordance with Finland’s phasing out strategy for Egypt, grant-based bilateral cooperation between...

Business July 17, 2006

Metsä-Botnia’s pulp mill project

Business July 17, 2006

GTZ tossed out of EU tender due to conflict of interest

EuropeAid, the aid agency of the European Union, has disqualified the German state-owned consultancy...

Business July 17, 2006

Bureaucrats in the aid pie

Opinion Editorial July 17, 2006

Finnish Ministry to simplify NGO routines

The Foreign Ministry in Helsinki is currently considering ways of simplifying its support to Finnish...

News July 17, 2006