DT 7 / 2014

Fiasco on the Blue Nile. Norway exits Ethiopian aid project - again

Norway’s support for studies of two large hydro projects on the Blue Nile has been in limbo for more than three years. Now Norway terminates the cooperation, Development Today has learned.

News July 01, 2014

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Finland most generous with NGO information funds

Development Today’s overview of state funding for NGO information activities shows that Finland provides...

News July 01, 2014

Donors and Mekong countries at odds over continued funding of river commission

Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam want donors to continue financing the Mekong River Commission until...

News July 01, 2014

Ministry sanctions staff for misinforming on GGGI

A judge in Copenhagen concludes that three Foreign Ministry staff are guilty of official misconduct in...

News July 01, 2014

Green Resources: Norway squanders opportunities to boost growth in Africa

Norway is a laggard in utilising the private sector as a channel for creating development in Africa,...

Opinion July 01, 2014

A discreet retreat from the Blue Nile

Norway has finally summoned up the courage to terminate its agreement with Ethiopia for the study of...

Opinion Editorial July 01, 2014

Norwegian clean energy aid fails the poor

Both former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s Energy+ initiative and the aid-funded investor Norfund...

Business July 01, 2014

Guarantees: Sida’s main tool in innovative aid financing

Five years after making them a permanent tool in Swedish aid, guarantees have become Sida’s most successful...

Business July 01, 2014

Finnfund defends Honduras hydro investment

The Finnish risk capital fund, Finnfund, has agreed to invest in a hydroelectric power scheme in Honduras...

Business July 01, 2014

Strengthening geographical services in Laos

Finland has been supporting national geographic services in Laos since 2010, increasing the availability...

Business July 01, 2014

Danes launch African energy fund, AREF

Denmark is putting up USD 25 million towards the establishment of the African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF)....

Business July 01, 2014

Zambia forestry programme

Finland plans to support the Decentralised Forest and Other Natural Resources Management Programme in...

Business July 01, 2014

Award for Sida innovative financing

A privately-funded instrument for accelerating vaccine research and a scheme for providing cheaper contraception...

News July 01, 2014

Kafue Gorge hydro feasibility study

The Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) in Zambia has obtained SEK 25 million from the Swedish...

Business July 01, 2014

DT 7 / 2014

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