DT 4 / 2007

Africa on the Security Council. ‘We want to talk on our own behalf’

News March 27, 2007

The case for increasing aid to Burma

Separate the strategy for humanitarian assistance to Burma from the sanctions discussion, and increase...

News March 27, 2007

Tax havens and the culture of corruption

A new index that will rank financial centres according to the degree of transparency of their financial institutions is soon to be launched by Tax Justice Network. Some of countries previously ranked as “least corrupt" could well end up at the bottom of the new index.

Opinion March 27, 2007

First in Western world to reach out to Palestine

News March 27, 2007

Nordic-African informal group on UN reform

At the Nordic-Africa Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Oslo the countries agreed to establish an informal...

News March 27, 2007

Eva Joly to join World Bank anti-corruption group

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has invited the former magistrate and anti-corruption expert Eva...

News March 27, 2007

World Bank seeks redefined role as its power in global aid shrinks

A new World Bank report analyses the role of the Bank’s soft loan arm the International Development...

News March 27, 2007

Solheim links conditionality issue to IDA 15 negotiations

Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim (Socialist Left) is linking the negotiations concerning the...

News March 27, 2007

Record support for aid by Norwegian public

A survey by Statistics Norway concludes that nine out of ten Norwegians are positive about giving development...

News March 27, 2007

Building ad hoc

There is great need for a debate in the donor community about the global aid architecture. As a recent...

Opinion Editorial March 27, 2007

Owners discuss new plans for expanding aid-financed hydro giant

Business March 27, 2007

Evaluation of Noreps coming up

has learned that the Evaluation Department of Norad will in the coming weeks be announcing two tenders...

Business March 27, 2007

Programme support to Atlantic Coast, Nicaragua

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) announces a tender for programme support...

Business March 27, 2007

Finnish aid procurement statistics.

Following publication of an article on Finnish aid consultancy procurement in the previous issue,

Business March 27, 2007

World Bank trust fund

The Trust Tund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development, a Finnish-Norwegian financed...

Business March 27, 2007

Who will replace Maria Norrfalk?

The position of Sida boss is now available. In selecting the new chief, more transparency is promised....

News March 27, 2007

Swedish NGO newcomer ActionAid questions status quo at Sida

A relative newcomer on the Swedish NGO scene ActionAid criticises Sida’s policy of channelling aid...

News March 27, 2007

Danes target grey zone in OECD rules on aid and carbon credits

A new Danish strategy paves the way for using aid to finance CDM projects from which Denmark can buy...

Business March 27, 2007

DT 4 / 2007

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