DT 20 / 2007

EUR 780m in Nordic promises for Palestinians

The Nordic donors pledged about EUR 780 million (USD 1.18b) in aid for the Palestinians over the next...

News December 20, 2007

Finland to reconsider budget support

Finland’s Development Minister Paavo Väyrynen is sceptical about using direct budget support as an...

News December 20, 2007

Finland doubles World Bank funding, Baltics become new donors

News December 20, 2007

DAC peer review points to less focus on LDCs by Finland

The annual peer review of Finnish aid by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD points...

News December 20, 2007

Swedish embassies to close down

The Swedish government has decided to establish embassies in Afghanistan, Sudan and Belarus. And the...

News December 20, 2007

Security risks add hefty price tag to NIRAS contract in Iraq

NIRAS has signed a potentially huge technical advisory contract in Iraq aimed at assisting six ministries...

Business December 20, 2007

2006 consultancy overview: aid scepticism in Norway

Four Nordic consultancy firms vie for spots among the top 20 European companies, according to the annual...

Business December 20, 2007

Nepal refused to blacklist Lahmeyer, dropped Norwegian aid

Business December 20, 2007

EOIs for support to energy regulator in Moldova

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is calling for expressions of interest...

Business December 20, 2007

Evaluation of human rights, democracy in Finnish aid

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announces a tender for an evaluation of the extent to which...

Business December 20, 2007

Carlsson’s 1% headache

Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson played with the idea of lowering the Swedish aid level during an...

News December 20, 2007

World Bank blacklisted only one firm last year

Business December 20, 2007