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DT 3 / 2017

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Trading migrants for aid. Tough talk at home gets lost in realpolitik abroad

While donors increasingly link their aid to the return of refugees, researchers say there is no evidence that aid conditionality can speed up the readmission of asylum seekers whose applications have been denied. Sweden says threats to cut aid are “counter-productive.”

April 20, 2017

Nordic share of global aid shrinks as Germany and US expand ODA

Nordic donors’ share of OECD aid dropped sharply last year as some of the largest donors like Germany...

News April 20, 2017

Finnish country strategies tighten focus on impact areas

The new country strategies for priority recipients of Finnish aid identify three main sectors for development...

News April 20, 2017

Dramatic drop in Nordic stake in IDA

Nordic donor grants for the World Bank’s soft loan arm IDA have diminished by one-fifth as a result of...

News April 20, 2017

Threat of cutting aid weakens donors

The linking of Nordic aid with the return of asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected could...

Opinion Editorial April 20, 2017

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Predicts dramatic drop in Norwegian climate forest payment to Brazil

The unprecedented increase in deforestation during 2016 will result in a “drastic” reduction in Norwegian...

News April 20, 2017

Aid to nudge Danish energy exports into new markets

In a new export strategy aimed at doubling Danish exports of energy technology by 2030, development aid...

Business April 20, 2017

Danish consultant debarred for bribing officials in Asia

The Copenhagen-based firm Consia Consultants ApS has been debarred from doing business with the World...

Business April 20, 2017

Sida makes slow progress with UN agencies on sharing corruption information

The number of reported cases of suspected misuse of Swedish aid has increased substantially over the...

Business April 20, 2017

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The failed Bagamoyo sugar project. Where Sida went wrong

The Swedish-owned Bagamoyo project was a grand scheme that aimed to replace 50 per cent of Tanzanias...

Opinion April 20, 2017

Evaluation of farmers’ clubs in Mozambique

The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announces a tender for the mid-term evaluation of a programme...

Business April 20, 2017

Doubles capital to Norfund

A new Norwegian White Paper on development proposes a doubling of resources for the aid-financed risk...

Business April 20, 2017

First dam break study for Zambezi

Sida is financing the first-ever dam break analysis conducted in the Zambezi River as part of its support...

Business April 20, 2017

Norwegian to mediate Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

The UN Secretary General has appointed the Norwegian diplomat Dag Halvor Nylander as mediator in the...

News April 20, 2017

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