DT 8-9 / 2015

Kulild takes stock as she leaves Norad

After five years as Director General of Norad, Villa Kulild will be heading for the position of chief bureaucrat at the Ministry of Transport and Communication in Oslo.

News August 20, 2015

More outspoken on Rohingya in Myanmar

A Norwegian politician’s visit to Rakhine State in Western Myanmar and a first meeting granted to two...

News August 20, 2015

Worrying lack of interest in Oslo for funding development research

Development studies is an essential branch of research that has underpinned Nordic international engagement...

Opinion August 20, 2015

World Bank gives in to Swedish concerns about new health fund

The World Bank has presented a new fund for maternal health, the GFF, as a massive USD 12 billion initiative....

News August 20, 2015

Finnish budget proposal: aid level drops to 0.35% of GNI

In the budget proposal for 2016, UN agencies will take the biggest hit, while Finnfund is the only recipient...

News August 20, 2015

Education back in the limelight

When asked about the transformation of his home country South Korea, UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon often responds...

Opinion Editorial August 20, 2015

UN envoy Gordon Brown joins Oslo in education drive

In a campaign aimed at focusing attention on aid for education, the Conservative-led Norwegian government...

News August 20, 2015

Climate Advisers has cashed in almost NOK 30m from Norway’s climate and forest aid

One of Oslo’s main lobbyists in Washington, Climate Advisers, has earned almost NOK 30 million over the...

Business August 20, 2015

Ministry prepares for Finnish CSO cuts

The Foreign Ministry in Helsinki will carry out evaluations of all the 22 civil society organisations...

Business August 20, 2015

Swedish police drops SEKAB investigation

Due to the lack of evidence, the economic crime unit of the Swedish police has decided not to pursue...

Business August 20, 2015

Evaluation of Sida’s guarantee programme

The aid agency Sida is looking to deepen its knowledge about the guarantee instrument as a tool for market...

Business August 20, 2015

Poll shows public support for dramatic cuts in Finnish aid

Finns are more positive than ever to development aid. Yet when it comes to fiscal realities, they are...

News August 20, 2015

Swedish roadworks study in Liberia

Sweden’s current strategy for development cooperation in Liberia (2008-2013) has expired and a new one...

Business August 20, 2015

Pungwe Basin management

The Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa announces a tender for consultancy services on the Pungwe Basin Transboundary...

Business August 20, 2015

DT 8-9 / 2015

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