Foreign Ministry overrules Sida

News February 22, 2010

The Swedish government has overruled a decision by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to reduce staff in Afghanistan and Iraq in an attempt to cut back on administrative costs. Sida has a huge deficit in its operational budget and is under strong pressure to cut costs.

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