DT 13 / 2011

Signals new approach to climate aid

Denmark’s newly-appointed Development Minister Christian Friis-Bach aims to buck the trend of paying for climate projects out of the traditional aid budget.

News October 18, 2011

Limits of donor engagement in human rights in Ethiopia

Western donors are largely silent about human rights abuses in Ethiopia. Security concerns, diverging...

Opinion October 18, 2011

Donors hold back SEK 1 billion from Zambia

The corruption scandal of 2009 in Zambia’s Health Ministry has been an expensive business for the government....

News October 18, 2011

Global Fund’s tough road forward

After a year of delay, Sweden has announced a three-year pledge to the Global Fund, and the EC is likely...

News October 18, 2011

Access is not a climate issue

Norway launches Energy+, a programme linking “energy for all” to climate change. The initiative promotes...

Opinion Editorial October 18, 2011

Nordic panel calls for more private sector aid funds

Policy makers should prioritise infrastructure financing and provide seed money to develop new projects...

Business October 18, 2011

‘Energy+’ inspired by giant forest carbon aid scheme

Four years after launching Norway’s historic forest climate programme - REDD+ - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg...

Business October 18, 2011

Fiskaa wants Norway’s oil fund to invest in Africa

A Norwegian deputy development minister is in favour of investing a share of the Norwegian USD 600 billion...

Business October 18, 2011

Report points to need for investment guarantees

A new report proposes that each of the Nordic countries should consider establishing a political risk...

Business October 18, 2011

Danish firms win UN security contracts

Danish companies and NGOs have won aid-financed contracts amounting to USD 8 million so far this year,...

Business October 18, 2011

Advisory services to Uganda Water Ministry

Denmark supports the Joint Water and Sanitation Programme in Uganda along with four other donors: Austria,...

Business October 18, 2011

Danish energy investment fund for Africa launched

The Danish aid-financed investment fund IFU has contributed to the establishment of a new EUR 60 million...

Business October 18, 2011

NEFCO launches framework agreement with China

The Nordic Environment Finance Corpor-ation and the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection have...

Business October 18, 2011

NDF grant for wastewater treatment plant in Senegal

The government of Senegal has received a grant from the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) to finance two...

Business October 18, 2011

IEA: de-links energy access and climate change

Provision of electricity to all people would be no serious threat to climate change, according to a report...

News October 18, 2011

Stoltenberg’s fingerprints on Norwegian aid budget

For the third year in a row, Norway scales back its aid level. At the same time, it continues to use...

News October 18, 2011

Hautala loses first budget battle

Finnish Development Minister Heidi Hautala (Greens) lost an open battle with the Finance Ministry over...

News October 18, 2011

DT 13 / 2011

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