DT 17 / 2010

Nordics call for World Bank to respond on critique of Ethiopia aid

Nordic donors deny that there is “systematic” political misuse of aid in Ethiopia, as claimed by Human Rights Watch in a recent report. Referring to a desk study, they say there is no need for independent scrutiny of bilateral aid. But they have asked the World Bank to review its largest programme in Ethiopia.

News November 18, 2010

Narrow-mindedness is crippling IFU

While the Swedish, Finnish - and especially the Norwegian - risk capital funds have been receiving steady...

Opinion November 18, 2010

Bowing to Swedish pressure, IFAD chief gives up ‘luxury’ mansion

The President of IFAD, who has reportedly had an annual housing budget of EUR 400,000, has been forced...

News November 18, 2010

Nordics worry about Mekong mainstream dams

A study commissioned by the Mekong River Commission calls for a ten-year moratorium on plans to build...

News November 18, 2010

New forms of collaboration in new Finnish CSO strategy

Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has released a new set of guidelines on the role of civil society...

News November 18, 2010

Closing a chapter

The German development bank KfW has approved a credit frame of USD 95 million that will finance 12 Vietnamese...

Opinion Editorial November 18, 2010

Swedish NGO pioneers soil carbon credit deal in West Kenya

The Swedish NGO Vi Agroforestry has developed a methodology that gives small farmers in Kenya access...

Business November 18, 2010

German bank steps in, saves Norwegian mixed credit scheme

The board of the German development bank KfW has approved a credit frame of USD 95 million for loans...

Business November 18, 2010

Evaluation of Agriculture Support Programme Zambia

The Agriculture Support Programme in Zambia, financed between 2003 and 2008 by the Swedish International...

Business November 18, 2010

The brown envelope. A study of per diem in Africa

Norad announces a tender for an evaluation of the innocuous-sounding practice of giving allowances and...

Business November 18, 2010

‘New procurement model’ for state agencies in Swedish aid

The lobby organisation that represents consulting companies working in the aid market, the Swedish Consultants...

Business November 18, 2010

Finnish aid for trade

The Finnish Foreign Ministry calls for an evaluation of its Aid for Trade programme.

Business November 18, 2010

Niras awarded Kenya natural resources contract

NIRAS has been awarded a major Danida contract in the natural resources management sector in Kenya.

Business November 18, 2010

Civilian focus brushed aside in Afghanistan

The former Norwegian UN Envoy Kai Eide slams the US military strategy in Afghanistan in a new book. Political...

News November 18, 2010

IDB: ‘we are required to look at the entire range of impacts’

The Inter-American Development Bank will review the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Amaila...

News November 18, 2010

Climate aid could secure first step in massive dam in the Amazon

The Amaila Falls hydropower project, which Guyana plans to build with Norwegian climate aid financing,...

News November 18, 2010

DT 17 / 2010

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