DT 19 / 2009

Tough on Zambia. Sweden cuts 2009 budget support

Sida cuts SEK 145 million in budget support to Zambia following consultations with Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson.

Of the nine donors providing budget support to Zambia, Sweden is the only donor to make such cuts.

News December 14, 2009

Wallström vs men in uniform

The UN Secretariat is currently finalising a short list of candidates for a new post, the UN Special...

News December 14, 2009

Africa bears the brunt of climate change

One of the perversities of the climate change negotiations is that powerful, polluting nations are writing...

Opinion December 14, 2009

Obama endorses Stoltenberg's aid agenda

When US President Barack Obama met Norwegian Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo December 10, most...

News December 14, 2009

Swedish Minister rages against weaknesses in aid system

Swedish aid crowns most donor rankings, yet Swedish Development Minster Gunilla Carlsson is still not...

News December 14, 2009

No Danish aid funds for religious schools in Pakistan

Denmark’s new aid education programme in Northwest Pakistan steers clear of religious schools. Norwegian...

News December 14, 2009

Humanitarian actors welcome HRI donor index

Donors have been critical of the Humanitarian Response Index (HRI), which ranks their performance as...

News December 14, 2009

SEK 40m in health funds released, Dutch aid still frozen

Following a corruption case in the Zambian Health Ministry that has shaken the Swedish aid administration,...

News December 14, 2009

More openness in aid

Swedish Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson has launched a new initiative for more openness in aid....

Opinion Editorial December 14, 2009

Carlsson wants aid corruption hot line

The Swedish Development Minister wants to establish a mechanism that allows people to report fraud and...

News December 14, 2009

Swedfund will invest less next year despite huge pipeline

The aid-financed risk capital fund Swedfund has the biggest pipeline ever, but has had to cut back on...

Business December 14, 2009

Labour takes back Finance Ministry, attacks tax havens commission

The Norwegian Ministry of Finance slams a recent influential report on the role of tax havens, accusing...

Business December 14, 2009

Ten worst tax havens

As part of its new tax haven policy, Norway has placed a ban on the use of tax havens by the Norwegian...

Business December 14, 2009

Sweden ponders moving into REDD forest carbon financing

Sweden has so far not provided funds to REDD forest carbon initiatives. But with SEK 1.3 billion in the...

Business December 14, 2009

New carbon capture fund. Norway explores revision of aid eligibility rules

On the eve of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Norway announces a commitment of NOK 35 million in aid...

Business December 14, 2009

Wins sustainability prize for SMEs

The Swedish aid-financed risk capital fund Swedfund has been awarded a prize for best sustainability...

Business December 14, 2009

Danish-Swedish support to Mali water sector

The Danish Foreign Ministry announces the extension of its water sector assistance to Mali for another...

Business December 14, 2009

Sida seeks advice on communications strategy

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is looking to sign a framework consultancy...

Business December 14, 2009

Danes plan phase 2 of Cambodia livelihood programme

As the first phase in the Danish-funded Natural Resources Management and Livelihood Programme in Cambodia...

Business December 14, 2009

Capacity building for Mozambican utility, EDM

Sida is calling for expressions of interest for Consultancy Services for Capacity Building Programme...

Business December 14, 2009

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