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DT 1 / 2013

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Norway-Guyana deal. How aid officials were sidelined

Norway’s unlikely NOK 1.5 billion partnership with Guyana, a country that was virtually unknown in Oslo, was only possible because two ministries - Environment and the aid portfolio in Foreign Affairs - were controlled by one minister, Erik Solheim, and he had the ear of the “environment side”.

News February 13, 2013

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Norway should open oil scheme to foreign consultants

Norway’s prestigious Oil for Development programme could be scaled up substantially. The main constraint...

News February 13, 2013

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How aid officials were sidelined in the Norway-Guyana forest deal

Guyana was an odd choice for Norway for a NOK 1.5 billion climate forest partnership. Norway had no prior...

Opinion February 13, 2013

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Danish firms dominate in Bangladesh aid, Sweden eyes bigger role for private sector

Half of Danish aid to Bangladesh is business-related. Sweden would also like to see more private sector...

Business February 13, 2013

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Pöyry’s role in Mekong dam under scrutiny

Questions are being asked in Helsinki and Vientiane about the role of the Finnish consultant firm Pö...

Business February 13, 2013

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Master plan for Burmese tourism

Another grant from Norway for the Asian Development Bank will support a tourism master plan to help Burma...

Business February 13, 2013

Despite war, unresolved fraud, Global Fund resumes grants in Mali

Corruption in Mali three years ago was one of the triggers of the massive reform of the Global Fund....

News February 13, 2013

OECD: Norway over-reported Brazil aid by billions of crowns since 2010

Norway has since 2010 accounted billions of crowns earmarked for Brazil as aid while the funds are still...

News February 13, 2013

Heikki Holmås challenges Angolan President’s daughter

Norwegian Development Minister Heikki Holmås has challenged the wealthy daughter of Angola’s President...

News February 13, 2013

Bumpy start for Team Finland

The Finnish consulting company Pöyry is undergoing an unusual amount of scrutiny due to its involvement...

Opinion Editorial February 13, 2013

Scania to court over SEK 3m kickback fine

A Swedish prosecutor has issued the Swedish truck producer Scania CV AB with a SEK 3 million fee for...

Business February 13, 2013

Donors tell Laos to respect MRC consensus rules

Nordic donors that provide half the funding for the Mekong River Commission, call on Vientiane to respect...

Business February 13, 2013

Norway, ADB support Burma’s new electricity law

A Norwegian grant to the Asian Development Bank worth almost NOK 5 million will help Burma update its...

Business February 13, 2013

Norad. Three-year evaluation plan

The norwegian aid agency Norad announces a tentative plan for evaluations to be carried out in the coming...

Business February 13, 2013

Appraisal of Vietnam water project phase 3

The Finnish Foreign Ministry announces a tender for the appraisal of the third and final phase of the...

Business February 13, 2013

Environmental assessment of Indonesia’s economic development plan

Danida has supported improvement of the environment in Indonesia through the Environmental Support Programme...

Business February 13, 2013

Aftenposten comes clean after 32 years

In 1981, two Aftenposten journalists wrote a critical nine-part series on Norwegian aid. More than three...

News February 13, 2013

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