DT 12 / 2006

Finland breaks ranks with EU members over WB anti-corruption plan

Finland, which holds the EU Presidency, broke ranks with key EU countries on the World Bank’s Board recently when discussing a new anti-corruption strategy. The Bank strategy is to be discussed at the Bank’s annual meeting in Singapore later this month.

News September 04, 2006

Stoltenberg steps down from GAVI board

Dagfinn Høybråten, Head of the Christian Democratic Party (CDP), has replaced Norwegian Prime Minister...

News September 04, 2006

Donors take on cross-border impacts of Vietnam’s dams

For years reluctant to confront Vietnam on the question of how its dams affect neighbouring Cambodia,...

News September 04, 2006

UN reform panel goes easy on changes at agency headquarters

The UN Panel assigned to make proposals for “a fundamental restructuring of the United Nations’ operational...

News September 04, 2006

Auditor wants stricter control of UN agencies

Denmark has used its financial muscle to influence the agendas of UN agencies in most areas - except...

News September 04, 2006

In Brief

News September 04, 2006

Health as a vehicle for aid reforms

The global health architecture is a reflection of unprecedented political interest and financial commitment...

Opinion September 04, 2006

Denmark cedes top spot on CGD index to Holland

News September 04, 2006

Market Update

Business September 04, 2006

New Swedish business group aims for more UN contracts

Forty Swedish companies have joined together with the Swedish Trade Council and the Swedish Foreign Ministry...

Business September 04, 2006

A bad idea

Opinion Editorial September 04, 2006

Nordic firms make record sales to UN. Dismal results for Sweden

Danish, Finnish and Norwegian companies experienced an upswing in sales to the UN System last year, recent...

Business September 04, 2006

Mixed results for Danish NGO fundraising

For the first time, three Danish NGOs - Save the Children, Care and Ibis - have canvassed door-to-door...

News September 04, 2006

Eva Joly tells Asian Development Bank: ‘get tough or leave Manila’

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) should consider relocating from Manila if efforts to improve the legal...

News September 04, 2006

Proposes international cross debarment and common blacklists

A Norwegian report by corruption fighter Eva Joly proposes a joint institution for multilateral banks...

News September 04, 2006

DT 12 / 2006

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