DT 14-15 / 2010

Afghan oil. A source of development or conflict?

Norad has been assisting the Afghan Mines Ministry with capacity building and technical support since 2007. With growing international interest in hydrocarbons and the prospect of the withdrawal of foreign troops from 2011, how should donors work in the Afghan energy sector?

Opinion October 21, 2010

Deepening rift between Norwegian and Swedish aid

Finland and Sweden are boosting their aid in spite of difficult economic times. Denmark imposes a four-year...

News October 21, 2010

Sweden sends strong warning to Global Fund

Sweden has withheld its pledge to the Global Fund due to revelations of misused grants in four countries...

News October 21, 2010

Finland restructures diplomatic missions

Nepal is the only Finnish priority aid country that has had no resident Finnish Ambassador. As part of...

News October 21, 2010

Targeting corruption

Gunilla Carlsson starts her second term as Swedish Development Minister. In one of her first moves after...

Opinion Editorial October 21, 2010

Denmark teams up with IFC to promote business in fragile states

Denmark has joined forces with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with the aim of supporting...

Business October 21, 2010

Swedish police expand investigation of Scania in Iraqi Oil for Food

Swedish police have expanded their investigations of the truck producer Scania, which is suspected of...

Business October 21, 2010

Swedish statistics agency defends its unique role in aid

Statistics Sweden defends its unique role in development assistance and denies that it charges higher...

Business October 21, 2010

Orgut awarded local governance contract in Tanzania

The Swedish consultancy firm Orgut has signed a contract worth USD 6.3 million over four years for technical...

Business October 21, 2010

Missionpharma under investigation

According to Danish media, Danish and British police have completed their investigations of a case of...

Business October 21, 2010

Danish climate change initiative in Kenya

Denmark will support a bilateral fast track climate change initiative in Kenya. To this end, the Ministry...

Business October 21, 2010

Agriculture and rural development in Zambia

The Programme for Luapula Agricultural and Rural Development is a major inter-vention in the Zambian-Finnish...

Business October 21, 2010

Southern Africa innovation support system

The purpose of the assignment is to implement the Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme (SAIS),...

Business October 21, 2010

Sweden boosts aid, regains leading Nordic donor role

Sweden increases aid by more than 10 per cent next year and regains the position as the largest Nordic...

News October 21, 2010

Norway cuts in 2011, scales up aid funding of hydropower firms

Norway cuts aid next year in a move to curb public spending; aid will carry its share of that burden....

News October 21, 2010

Guyana: the power of consultants in REDD

Consultants hired by governments to measure rates of deforestation and levels of carbon held in forest...

News October 21, 2010

DT 14-15 / 2010

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