Zero disbursements to Brazil in 2011, Norway reports one billion in aid

News October 16, 2012

Norway committed NOK 1 billion in rainforest aid to Brazil last year, but no disbursements were made. Still, Norway has reported the full amount as ODA. The OECD is having none of it.

Heikki Holmås, Norwegian Development Minister, on the Rio Negro in the Amazon. Photo: Svein Bæra, Foreign Ministry

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