DT 21-22 / 2007

Newest DAC member

As part of an overall strategy to increase aid and make development assistance a pillar of foreign policy,...

News January 01, 2008

Norway backs out of de Soto land rights project in Tanzania

Norway plans to exit from the formalisation and land rights programme in Tanzania that is being carried...

News January 01, 2008

More staff abroad, level playing field in consultancy market

In this year's Letter of Appropriation to Sida, Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson wants more staff in the field. She also calls for an independent review of consultancy procurement with special focus on "competition neutrality" between state agencies and private companies.

News January 01, 2008

SEK 1.2 billion in budget support to Tanzania

The largest recipient of Swedish budget support is Tanzania. Last year, Sida decided to support the country’s...

News January 01, 2008

Solheim wants hydropower aid in richer countries

News January 01, 2008

Sweden compares donor policies on aid and counter-terrorism

Germany, the Netherlands and Australia actively use aid in their counter-terrorism strategies, while the UK warns that doing so risks “unravelling" the international consensus for aid. A report commissioned by the Swedish Foreign Ministry compares donor approaches.

News January 01, 2008

Sorting out roles

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Opinion Editorial January 01, 2008

Asia dominates Danish DKK 746m mixed credit portfolio

Once again, Denmark delivers a substantial portfolio of new export projects financed by mixed credits,...

Business January 01, 2008

Challenges Norway’s first CER purchase

The Norwegian NGO FIVAS challenges Norway’s first purchase of certified emission reductions (CERs)...

Business January 01, 2008

Swedesurvey, National Land survey accused of ‘cartel culture’

Business January 01, 2008

NIRAS takes lead in Danida consultancy market 2007

In Development Today’s annual review of the market for large Danida consultancy contracts, NIRAS is...

Business January 01, 2008

Assessment of climate impact in Africa

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces two separate tenders for assessing the impact of climate...

Business January 01, 2008

Over USD 1 billion still in the bank

Three years after the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, the organisation that collected more money...

News January 01, 2008

Capacity building for CDM in Africa

The Swedish Energy Agency announces a tender, to be financed by the Swedish Inter-national Development...

Business January 01, 2008