DT 8 / 2008

UN envoy urges donors to give Afghans more control

Donor countries should stop focusing aid on provinces where they have military personnel. Afghans need to have a greater say in how the money is spent. “They have to take the leadership, that is the only way to go," says Kai Eide, UN Special Envoy in Kabul, at a meeting with foreign correspondents in Oslo ahead of the Afganistan conference in Paris.

News June 09, 2008

Danish Red Cross: no common fund-raising rules

The Danish Red Cross will not adopt the changes in fund-raising policy currently being discussed by Red...

News June 09, 2008

Civilian-military nexus to be integrated into new Danish defense strategy

Coordinated action between civilian and military actors will likely become more closely integrated into...

News June 09, 2008

New boss of Swedish aid evaluation agency, SADEV

The Swedish government has appointed Gunilla Törnqvist as the new Director General of the Swedish Agency...

News June 09, 2008

AMC donors postpone final signing

The May 20 meeting in Ottawa of donors to the Advance Market Commitment (AMC) vaccine initiative failed...

News June 09, 2008

In for the long haul. Norad evaluation report

The annual report for 2007 of the Norad Evaluation Department points to the need for a long-term perspective...

News June 09, 2008

Solheim gives Africa less priority. Aid to Asia and Latin America escalates

News June 06, 2008

Outdated monopoly

The virtual monopoly relationship between the Swedish governmental National Land Survey and the consultancy...

Opinion Editorial June 09, 2008

Untied mixed credits in local currency to ease debt burden

The Swedish aid agency Sida has proposed a new credit and guarantee scheme that would limit the risk...

Business June 09, 2008

‘Disloyal’ staff challenge mapping agency’s monopoly

The Swedish National Land Survey (NLS) has denied leave of absence to staff who have wanted to work on...

Business June 09, 2008

Pressure builds on National Land Survey to sever ties with Swedesurvey

Pressure on the Swedish mapping authority, National Land Survey (NLS), is growing to sever its ties with...

Business June 09, 2008

Assistance to Moldova energy programme

Sida is providing a grant to the Moldovan government towards a consultancy contract on revaluation of...

Business June 09, 2008

Sida reports 74% increase in aid funds to Swedish state agencies

Following long-standing complaints about poor and incomplete procurement statistics, the Swedish International...

Business June 09, 2008

Sweden, Norway outspend Danida on aid information

Denmark spends about DKK 40 million a year on activities aimed at disseminating information about development...

Business June 09, 2008

Norwegian launches public-private micro-credit fund

Norway has launched a new micro-credit fund, the Norwegian Micro-finance Initiative (NMI), based on cooperation...

Business June 09, 2008

Sweden ranks Nr 1 on CGD index for Africa

Sweden receives a top ranking among the 21 richest countries in the world for its policies on Sub-Sahara...

News June 09, 2008

Establishment of electricity distribution firm in Palestine

Norway and Sweden have provided grants to the Palestinian Energy Authority (PEA) in part to pay for the...

Business June 09, 2008