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Norway aims for a Palestinian donor meeting following Nordic-Arab gathering in Oslo

Norway hopes soon to convene the Palestinian donor group to bolster support for Palestinian authorities, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told Development Today after last week’s high-level meeting in Oslo where Arab, Nordic, and Benelux foreign ministers discussed the crisis in Gaza.

News December 19, 2023

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Historic shift in Swedish aid strategy

The new aid strategy puts migration and Swedish business interests at the centre of Swedish development...

News December 18, 2023

Norfund defied the perception of risk in Kenya and made consumer debt a win. Now Citi bank has joined in

Three years ago, Norfund made a cutting-edge investment to propel the sale of solar home systems on pay-as-you-go...

Business December 15, 2023

Finnish, Danish green light for Palestine aid. Sweden calls for further investigation

Finland and Denmark have completed reviews of their aid to Palestine and found no evidence of funds reaching...

News December 13, 2023

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Indigenous groups say their demands are ignored as donor-backed LEAF moves closer to a first forest carbon credit sale

Costa Rica has signed a landmark agreement for the sale of jurisdictional carbon credits to multinational...

News December 08, 2023

IFU refutes Oxfam’s analysis of its investment portfolio

The impact investor IFU rejects Oxfam Denmark’s claim that there is a lack of poverty and climate focus...

Business December 08, 2023

Unlocking more private sector investments

In an era marked by global crises and the urgent call to combat poverty, clear rules for ODA are critical....

Opinion December 08, 2023

Donors fail to increase direct support to indigenous groups. Money is ‘stuck in global funds and bureaucratic systems’

Two years ago in Glasgow, five bilateral governments and several philanthropies pledged to increase funding...

News December 01, 2023

Mixed reactions to historic expansion of IFU, but political support is firm

Denmark’s plan to massively expand the impact investor IFU has been met with mixed reviews. The strongest...

Business December 01, 2023

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