DT 18 / 2009

Transatlantic partnership

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen has proposed an intensification of aid cooperation between Europe and the United States. Food security, climate change and sustainable agriculture are key focus areas.

Opinion November 30, 2009

Danish aid to Pakistan war zone, Swedish decision pending

Denmark recently announced an aid allocation of DKK 100 million for Pakistan as part of the effort to...

News November 30, 2009

Sweden puts order in EU’s myriad of democracy policies

During its EU Presidency, Sweden has pushed for better coherence in the European Union’s democracy support....

News November 30, 2009

Donors object to ‘naming and shaming’ in humanitarian field

Donors have given a chilly reception to an index that ranks their performance in the humanitarian field....

News November 30, 2009

No special treatment for political parties

In most donor countries, politicians engaged in providing aid to political parties have “uneasy relations...

News November 30, 2009

EU agenda for democracy support

The EU Agenda for Action on Democracy Support in EU External Relations states that it aims to improve...

News November 30, 2009

Aid funds and security policy

Denmark, which has never provided bilateral development aid to Pakistan before, has decided virtually...

Opinion Editorial November 30, 2009

Towards one international ‘carbon footprint’ standard

Sweden supports the partcipation of developing countries in the on-going work of the International Standards...

News November 30, 2009

Norconsult chooses to stand trial, aims to clear its name

The leading Norwegian consultancy firm Norconsult refuses to accept a NOK 4 million fine for corruption...

Business November 30, 2009

FCG merges activities in Finland, aims to expand in aid market

The Finnish Consulting Group has merged its Finnish-based companies and aims to expand in the international...

Business November 30, 2009

Cites negative impacts of phasing out tax havens

A unilateral phasing out of tax havens as a tool for investment in developing countries would seriously...

Business November 30, 2009

Towards private forestry and carbon trading in Tanzania

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs will finance a “bridging phase” assignment between two programmes...

Business November 30, 2009

Evaluation of joint-donor effort JASZ in Zambia

The evaluation departments of Danida and Irish Aid are, on behalf of donors to the Joint Assistance Strategy...

Business November 30, 2009

International hydropower - two sets of standards

The recommendations of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) have come one step closer to being used as...

Business November 30, 2009

Sida training programme on coastal management

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

Business November 30, 2009

Lukewarm on proposal for a Nordic G20 seat

Two months after Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre proposed that the Nordic countries should...

News November 30, 2009

Norway ‘speaks with two tongues’ on indigenous peoples’ rights

Through its recent engagement in tropical forest issues, Norway has championed the rights of indigenous...

News November 30, 2009

World Bank fails to provide facts about why it pulled out of Bugoye

Almost one and a half years after the World Bank pulled out of the Bugoye hydropower project, claiming...

Business November 30, 2009

DT 18 / 2009

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