DT 2 / 2012

Hydropower and rainforests. Norway consolidates aid

Norway’s new Development Minister will head directly to the power centre of international aid, the World Bank, on his first trip after taking office. In an interview with Development Today, Heikki Holmås confirms that energy will remain a key issue on his agenda.

News April 11, 2012

Nordic comeback in UN top ranks. Mona Sahlin aims for helm of ILO

The Nordics have secured a number of top UN positions in recent months, bringing to an end the downward...

News April 11, 2012

Mekong scientist: critical juncture for donors

Nordic donors, led by Finland, are keeping the Mekong River Commission alive. It is time for them to...

News April 11, 2012

A new Global Health Ambassador

The Swedish government calls the recent appointment of Anders Nordström as Global Health Ambassador the...

News April 11, 2012

Clear goals for development assistance

For years, Sweden has been pumping funds into corrupt and undemocratic regimes. We need to think again....

Opinion April 11, 2012

Volvo officials convicted in Oil for Food scam

A Swedish court has found two former Volvo officials guilty of violating UN sanctions by facilitating...

Business April 11, 2012

Addax attracts DFI funding for African biofuel

The swiss-based firm Addax Bioenergy appears to have succeeded where the Swedish company, EcoEnergy,...

Business April 11, 2012

‘Quick and brutal’ cuts at Global Fund

Since a new General Manager was appointed at the Global Fund in February, he has restructured the agency...

News April 11, 2012

Uphill struggle to spend rainforest billions

The good news is that after more than a year of delay, Norway managed in mid-March to disburse NOK 260...

News April 11, 2012

Rights replace environment in new Finnish policy

In Finnish aid, Heidi Hautala’s focus on rights now replaces Paavo Väyrynen’s engagement for the environment....

News April 11, 2012

Danish TV wary of donation fatigue

The annual danish television fund-raising marathon to support development activities, Danmarks Indsamling,...

News April 11, 2012

Finland to slash Latin America budget

Finland will cut is aid budget for Latin America from an annual level of about EUR 25 million in recent...

News April 11, 2012

Solheim’s departure

A week before easter, Erik Solheim was dropped from the Norwegian government in a reshuffle after more...

Opinion Editorial April 11, 2012

NDF mulls new policy on combating corruption

The Nordic Development Fund is revamping its anti-corruption guidelines. How can a small regional aid...

Business April 11, 2012

Norfund counters criticism with report on aid outcomes

The aid-financed norwegian investor Norfund has published a report about the development outcomes of...

Business April 11, 2012

Soft new approach to forestry in Tanzania

A planned four-year engagement in the Tanzanian forestry sector is being revised in the light of the...

Business April 11, 2012

Norwegian firm exploring hydropower in Burma

Inspired by the lifting of restrictions on trade, the Norwegian company Energy Development AS is looking...

Business April 11, 2012

Finnish evaluation

The Finnish business aid scheme Finnpartnership, which is managed by Finnfund, is to be evaluated in...

Business April 11, 2012

Sida road support in Afghanistan aims to be independent of Swedish PRT

The Swedish aid agency Sida is extending its support for a second phase of a rural roads programme in...

Business April 11, 2012

Tsate in Mozambique

The Mozambican utilily EDM has applied for funds from the Swedish Embassy in Maputo towards the cost...

Business April 11, 2012

Nordic block is second largest donor

Official development assistance spent by four Nordic countries exceeded 11 per cent of total OECD aid...

News April 11, 2012

DT 2 / 2012

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