DT 7 / 2011

A Swedish policy on tax havens long overdue

The Swedish government put the breaks on investments in tax havens two years ago. But a comprehensive policy on aid investments in offshore financial centres has yet to materialise. ActionAid argues that Sweden need look no farther than Norway for inspiration.

Opinion June 02, 2011

UN tribunal clears suspect in UNDP-Missionpharma kickback case

UNDP must pay USD 140,000 in compensation to a former employee, Roberto Garcia, who was fired after wrongfully...

News June 05, 2011

Denmark links aid and increased military action to fight piracy

A new strategy on combating piracy combines increased Danish aid to Somalia with intensification of military...

News June 05, 2011

Gates, Norway, UK likely to be top GAVI donors

The American philanthropist and business magnate Bill Gates said in Oslo recently that the Gates Foundation,...

News June 02, 2011

Looming financial crisis for key UN agencies

UN agencies operate increasingly as agents of a handful of donors, carrying out missions based on earmarked...

News June 02, 2011

OECD worried about cuts in Danish aid administration

Denmark receives overall good marks from the OECD aid peer review. Still, reviewers point to the ever-present...

News June 05, 2011

A convenient grey zone

During the last decade, the global development architecture change dramatically and new players have...

Opinion Editorial June 02, 2011

Sweden welcomes setback for Uganda’s anti-gay bill

The Ugandan Parliament failed to take up the proposed Anti-homosexuality Bill this month in the wake...

News June 05, 2011

‘New Norsad’ could become untied African window for IFU

Swedfund will become the largest owner in ‘New Norsad’ when the entity turns into a limited company this...

Business June 02, 2011

No Nordic DFI investment in Bagamoyo ethanol project

Bagamoyo EcoEnergy Ltd, owned by a Mauritius-based holding company, is seeking a guarantee from Sida...

Business June 02, 2011

Expensive lessons from Trayenko

After five years of unresolved conflicts with Mapuche indigenous communities in Chile, SN Power exited...

Business June 02, 2011

SN Power AfriCA is now Agua Imara. Launches projects in Zambia, Panama

The Norwegian hydropower firm SN Power AfriCA has launched its new name, Agua Imara, and unveiled its...

Business June 02, 2011

Peace and conflict institute to run Sida Africa peace course

The Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University has been awarded a contract by Sida...

Business June 02, 2011

Australian Coffey makes inroads in Danida market

The Australian development consultancy Coffey International Development, in joint venture with Irwin...

Business June 02, 2011

Sida framework contracts on democracy and HR

Sida has selected consultants for framework agreements in the following two areas: democracy and public...

Business June 02, 2011

Sida ITP contract on stategic environmental assessment

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is financing a course as part of the...

Business June 02, 2011

Upcoming Sida ITP contracts

Sida announces that four different international training programme contracts will be tendered later...

Business June 02, 2011

Brian Atwood: Busan will test donors’ political will

The so-called new “providers of assistance” - non-OECD countries that give aid to poorer countries -...

News June 02, 2011

Nicaraguan mission transfers to Helsinki

A new Nicaraguan Embassy is opening in Helsinki this summer, replacing the mission in Copenhagen. All...

News June 02, 2011

DT 7 / 2011

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