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Katainen and Haavisto lead Finnish delegation to Dar

During his first visit to Tanzania as Prime Minister, Jyrki Katainen fronted a joint aid-trade delegation along with Development Minister Pekka Haavisto.

News February 05, 2014

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Waiting for the world to join in. ‘Rainforest billions’ keep flowing

Per Fredrik Pharo who heads the Norwegian Climate Forest Initiative calls for “patience and perseverance...

Opinion February 05, 2014

MRC: ‘We need to balance our role’

The CEO of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat Hans Guttman is well aware that donors want...

News February 05, 2014

Denmark aims to terminate funding of Mekong commission within six years

Denmark is rallying support from other donors of the Mekong River Commission to accelerate the phasing...

News February 05, 2014

Norway first to support controversial World Bank fisheries initiative

Foreign Minister Børge Brende has approved funding for a World Bank fisheries initiative, disregarding...

News February 05, 2014

Beyond spin and diplomacy. OECD’s critical scrutiny of Norwegian aid

In the OECD’s assessment, Norway tends to go it alone, billions of crowns remain unspent, there is weak...

News February 05, 2014

Council Study finally underway

The long-awaited “Council Study”, a study of the Mekong River’s lower mainstream focusing on issues including...

News February 05, 2014

Unclear anti-corruption messages

There is a striking difference between the reactions of the World Bank and the Global Fund in relation...

Opinion Editorial February 05, 2014

Norconsult re-enters World Bank market

The Sanctions Board at the World Bank has debarred Norconsult for six months. But the punishment is retroactive,...

Business February 05, 2014

Vestergaard to pay in-kind fine to Global Fund

The suspension of two major suppliers of mosquito nets to the Global Fund, accused of paying bribes in...

Business February 05, 2014

IFU takes charge of new Danish climate fund

A partly aid-financed climate investment fund, which aims to promote Danish knowhow in developing countries,...

Business February 05, 2014

Danida’s multi-million African business plan

Under the heading Opportunity Africa, Danida is spending hundreds of millions of aid crowns on schemes...

Business February 05, 2014

Evaluation of Danish humanitarian aid

As Denmark passes the halfway point of the implementation of its 2010-2015 humanitarian aid strategy,...

Business February 05, 2014

Slow start for Swedish evaluators

The expert group that replaced SADEV a year ago has finally commissioned its first study: a review of...

News February 05, 2014

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