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DT 14 / 2006

Norway targets WB experts, plays down role of Statoil, Norsk Hydro

A bottleneck for expansion of Norway’s prestigious Oil for Development programme is the shortage of experts. Norway aims to double funding of oil-related aid schemes, but only 30-35 man years are currently available. The capacity has to be expanded and one source might be World Bank expertise. Statoil and Norsk Hydro have been asked to provide staff, but this initiative is likely to be played down.

News October 04, 2006

Stoltenberg moves beyond GAVI. NOK 300m for child health

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg aims to broaden his involvement in reducing child mortality...

News October 04, 2006

Swedish Red Cross considers diverting ‘excess’ funds to other crises

The Swedish Red Cross is seriously considering introducing a mechanism that would, in cases where SRC...

News October 04, 2006

Danish Ministry provides new figures on Africa aid

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made public additional figures for disbursement to Africa,...

News October 04, 2006

Market Update

Business October 04, 2006

Swedish NGOs make plea for 1% of GNI aid level

News October 04, 2006

Continued international cooperation with Sudan

While international pressure is mounting on the Sudanese government to accept a UN force to protect civilians...

Opinion October 04, 2006

CICCI, Steerprop, Danoffice, Topnordic lead in Nordic UN sales

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Business October 04, 2006

Swedish industry to Foreign Ministry: ‘give us instruments’

Half a year has passed since the publication of two major studies of the “under-utilisation” of Swedish...

Business October 04, 2006

Off to Washington to clear the air over Karuma

In the middle of October, NORPAK, the Norwegian developer of the Karuma hydropower project in Uganda,...

Business October 04, 2006

BlomInfo/Orgut win over Swedesurvey in Moldova

Business October 04, 2006

Baltic foreign policy via cash subsidies

A Swedish aid programme for Eastern Europe, the Baltics and Russia has been slammed by the Swedish Agency...

News October 04, 2006

Beyond GAVI

Opinion Editorial October 04, 2006

Finland plans massive boost in budget support to EUR 52m by 2009

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs is aiming to direct increasing proportions of a growing aid...

News October 04, 2006

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