DT 6 / 2016

Kai Mykkänen takes over aid portfolio in Finland

In a cabinet reshuffle on June 22, the Finnish trade and aid portfolio is taken over by a National Coalition Party MP who becomes minister for the first time.

News June 28, 2016

Beyond ‘zero tolerance’

Some donor interventions, like supporting public financial management, seem to help combat corruption....

Opinion June 27, 2016

From Kabul to Bamako: a joint US-Nordic agenda on security and development

A recent US-Nordic statement highlights an aligned security and aid agendas running through Muslim-dominated...

News June 28, 2016

Sharpened focus on Danish interests in draft aid policy

The Danish government has launched a draft aid policy that views Denmark’s use of development assistance...

News June 28, 2016

Time to end the Amaila Falls saga

The new government in Georgetown has given multiple reasons for not wanting to go ahead with the 165-megawatt...

Opinion Editorial June 27, 2016

Kerry fronts climate, energy on Nordic tour

Climate and energy were at the centre of Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Denmark and Norway,...

News June 28, 2016

Tanzanian MPs block Bagamoyo sugar project citing damage to river ecosystem

A Tanzanian Parliamentary Committee is calling for the Swedish-owned sugar plantation in Bagamoyo to...

Business June 28, 2016

New Green Resources CEO from SN Power

As of June 1, Erik Knive takes up the position as CEO of Green Resources, taking over from company founder...

Business June 27, 2016

Danish sales to UN recover after losses in 2014

UN procurement statistics for 2015 show that Danish supplies to UN agencies increased by 33 per cent,...

Business June 28, 2016

Army of highly-paid technical advisors in Kabul holds lessons for donors in other fragile states

Donors bankrolled an army of advisors in Kabul in an effort to accelerate development. The unintended...

Business June 28, 2016

Private sector support in Zambia

Zambia, one of Finland’s long-term development partners, has experienced economic growth over the past...

Business June 27, 2016

Norway’s Prime Minister champions SDGs

Conservative PM Erna Solberg has profiled the climate and development agenda at a range of events at...

News June 27, 2016

Final effort to salvage Amaila hydro project, but Guyana minister says: ‘We just can’t afford it’

Norway has earmarked NOK 600 million in equity for the Amaila project and still wants to see it built....

Opinion Editorial June 28, 2016

DT 6 / 2016

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