Nordic aid budgets

Iceland, OECD’s smallest donor, makes tough priorities to put its mark on niches in global aid

The smallest donor in the OECD, Iceland, has had to target its aid on a few countries and thematic areas where it has special competence, like fisheries and geothermal energy. Can bigger donors learn from...

News April 20, 2021

Domestic threats to the golden standard in global aid

For more than a decade, Sweden and Norway have set the global bar in aid by dedicating 1 per cent of...

News January 25, 2021

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Vaccines trump most other Norwegian aid efforts in budget for 2021

The Norwegian government has proposed a budget for 2021 that would reduce aid spending by NOK 1.1 billion,...

News October 08, 2020

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Sweden holds aid level steady while opposition parties sharpen the knife

The Swedish aid budget is expected to be approved by Parliament, but NGOs are bracing for tough discussions...

News October 07, 2020

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Swedish aid at standstill as COVID19 casts long shadow over next year’s budget

The Swedish government has presented a budget for 2021 that provides the same amount for aid as this...

News September 24, 2020

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NGOs applaud growth in Finnish aid, but brace for austerity in 2022

Finland’s government has approved a budget that increases aid in nominal terms next year, despite the...

News September 22, 2020

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Ulstein wants to turn Norwegian climate aid on its head

Norway is one of the OECD’s least generous donors of aid for climate adaptation, spending the lion’s...

News August 21, 2020

Foreign Minister tightens grip on aid, leaving little room for Ulstein to make his mark

Norway steps up aid to the Sahel region in the aid budget for 2020 and, in an innovative move, provides...

News October 09, 2019

Denmark increases aid for Africa and climate, but ODA remains at 0.7% of GNI

The new Social Democratic government taps into the aid pie to fund climate efforts. Danish NGOs want...

News October 04, 2019

Ulstein plans ‘substantial scale up’ in climate adaptation financing

Norway is the OECD’s least generous donor in helping poor countries adapt to climate change, spending...

News October 04, 2019

Nordic aid budgets

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