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DT 13 / 2014

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Donors mitigate Afghan cash crisis in wake of military withdrawal

Political uncertainty and the withdrawal of foreign troops have created a fiscal gap in Afghanistan of more than half a billion dollars.

Donors led by the United States and the United Kingdom are putting together an urgent aid package to help the Afghan government overcome a cash crisis that has made it unable to pay salaries to its staff on time. The Nordic countries are expected to play a minor role in the move to solve the crisis.  

News November 07, 2014

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Norway’s aid motives questioned when Telenor received license in Myanmar

Norwegian People’s Aid, an NGO with roots in the labour movement, has played a central role in carrying...

Opinion November 07, 2014

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New Danish head of IUCN

A World Bank Vice President with a background in water issues in Africa will take over the helm of the...

News November 07, 2014

Afghanistan at a crossroad

By the end of this year the UN-authorised ISAF force will have withdrawn from Afghanistan after its 13-year...

Opinion Editorial November 07, 2014

SN Power studies Middle Yeywa project

The Norwegian partly aid-financed hydropower investment company SN Power is exploring a greenfield project...

Business November 07, 2014

Uneasy withdrawal from Nile Basin cooperation

After spending USD 200 million over more than a decade to lay the foundations for cooperation among the...

Business November 07, 2014

Finland ponders new Zambian landscape

As many donors phase out their development assistance to Zambia, Finland is planning a new programme...

Business November 07, 2014

NDF signs integrity agreement with IDB

The new agreement between the Nordic Development Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank covers...

Business November 07, 2014

Norway funds dams to promote peace in Myanmar

While SN Power considers building a dam near Mandalay, the Norwegian energy directorate NVE has launched...

Business November 07, 2014

Promoting trade Abidjan to Lagos

Denmark will assist with the establishment of a cross-border trade facilitation programme in West Africa....

Business November 07, 2014

UN’s path to reform in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan the UN has had one of its most complex operations in recent years. How has the organisation...

News November 07, 2014

Electrification of villages in Tanzania

The swedish aid agency Sida and the Norwegian agency Norad have provided the Tanzanian government with...

Business November 07, 2014

Aid pays heavily for Sweden’s open immigration policy

The costs of up to 100,000 people predicted to seek asylum in Sweden next year take SEK 8.5 billion out...

News November 07, 2014

Danes triple aid to be spent on asylum seekers

Denmark takes DKK 3.5 billion out of the 2015 aid budget to pay for domestic refugee costs, assuming...

News November 07, 2014

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