DT 15-16 / 2006

Danish Ministry: Iraq aid on schedule despite troop reduction

The Danish Foreign Ministry insists that reconstruction aid to Iraq continues on schedule in spite of...

News October 25, 2006

Concern about Nordic dominance in UN peace fund

The five Nordic countries, including Iceland, overwhelmingly dominate the newly-established UN Peacebuilding...

News October 25, 2006

In Brief

News October 25, 2006

More money, more politics, no business

Despite 12 per cent growth in the aid pie, Development Minister Erik Solheim had to make some tough choices...

News October 25, 2006

Gunilla Carlsson takes over Swedish aid portfolio

News October 25, 2006

Angola hesitates to join anticorruption initiative

Angola refused to join international standards for disclosing its oil revenues and transactions at the...

News October 25, 2006

ADB auditor defends Bank’s anticorruption policy

A report commissioned by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and written by judge and anti-corruption expert...

Opinion October 25, 2006

Wolfowitz plays down World Bank’s role in war against terror

The World Bank is keeping its focus on the war against poverty, according to Bank President Paul Wolfowitz,...

News October 25, 2006

An expensive arrangement

Opinion Editorial October 25, 2006

Market Update

Business October 25, 2006

Lion’s share of Sida’s ‘green billion’ given away without tendering

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) comes out on top in Sida’s allocation of its share of the...

Business October 25, 2006

Sida’s dilemma: green business aid funds unspent

When the former government instructed Sida to spend SEK 105 million during 2006-8 - SEK 35m per year...

Business October 25, 2006

SEK 30 billion budget, Swedish aid remains at 1 per cent of GNI

The new centre-right government in Sweden will keep aid at 1 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI)....

News October 25, 2006