DT 2 / 2008

Denmark (just) breaks downward trend in aid

News February 22, 2008

Norway’s traditional aid to be frozen to fund Bali rainforest pledge

The Norwegian Red-Green government put growth in traditional aid on hold to fund its prestigious multi-billion...

News February 22, 2008

‘No shortage of experts for Oil for Development’

Einar Risa, a former State Secretary and Director at the oil company Statoil, has in recent years worked...

News February 22, 2008

Nordic UN bail-out: Swedes outspend France, Italy, Germany - combined

The Nordic countries have become huge donors in the UN System. Sweden is the third largest overall UN...

News February 22, 2008

New Alliance MPs keep 1% of GNI aid goal

Following the sudden departure of founding member Gitte Seeberg from the New Alliance Party in Denmark...

News February 22, 2008

Danish TV charity record

Denmark set a new record in the second annual television fund-raising campaign last month. The public...

News February 22, 2008

Nordic oil-for-food network

As reported earlier in

News February 25, 2008

Swedish prosecutor eyes stock listed firms in oil-for-food investigation

The Swedish National Anti-Corruption Unit is in its final phase of investigating the involvement of Swedish...

News February 22, 2008

Too generous?

The Nordics have long been committed donors to the UN. Already a decade ago the Nordic countries funded...

Opinion Editorial February 22, 2008

Promoting Swedish actors in an untied regime

A new Swedish government policy encourages Swedish actors to engage in development activities. But it...

Business February 22, 2008

Further untying proposed. NOREPS firms may be at risk

Norway should phase out in-kind donations through the export facility NOREPS over the next five years,...

Business February 22, 2008

Nordic oil-for-food network

As reported earlier in

Business February 22, 2008

Compact tops NOREPS list

Compact tops the list of companies providing in-kind contributions financed by the Norwegian Ministry...

Business February 22, 2008

Swedish prosecutor eyes stock listed firms in oil-for-food investigation

The Swedish National Anti-Corruption Unit is in the final phase of investigating the involvement of Swedish companies in bribery related to the UN-financed oil-for-food scheme in Iraq. Christer van der Kwast, Chief Public Prosecutor, tells Development Today that efforts are being focused on “some larger companies".

Business February 22, 2008

Swedish-Indian fund to open for non-Swedes

Sida is launching a SEK 40 million green technology facility at the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi for...

Business February 22, 2008

NGOs, consultants compete for emergency roster contract

Four Danish entities have been pre-qualified for a tender by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for...

Business February 22, 2008

Rapid fund. Sida gives boost to state agencies

As part of the Actor-driven Cooperation Policy, Sida has set up a “rapid response fund", which offers up to SEK 300,000 to Swedish public institutions that want to establish cooperation arrangements in developing countries.

Business February 22, 2008

Norway’s growing international emergency roster

About 25 per cent of the professionals on the emergency roster of the Norwegian Refugee Council are non-Norwegian....

Business February 22, 2008

Danish research cooperation with Tanzania, Vietnam

Denmark is allocating DKK 10 million for the pilot phase of a new Danish research collaboration programme...

Business February 22, 2008

Iceland prepares new aid to island states

Iceland is working actively to build up its relationship with two island state regional bodies, the Pacific...

News February 22, 2008

Danish life research

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supporting three Danish research institutes working in the...

News February 22, 2008

Danish government ‘spins’ NGO role to sell unpopular wars

Danish NGOs accuse the government of overselling the notion of a hand-in-glove relationship between the...

News February 22, 2008