Nordic aid policy

OECD: grants to CEPI for corona vaccine research do ‘not count as ODA’

Back in March, Development Today asked the OECD whether donors’ contributions to CEPI for work on developing a coronavirus vaccine could be counted as aid. Since then, the Paris-based organisation has...

News June 16, 2020

Norway should double support for World Bank’s IDA

Just before Christmas the World Bank wrapped up negotiations in Stockholm announcing a three-year financing...

Opinion Editorial December 30, 2019

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Finnish Development Minister Ville Skinnari on ‘Nordic power’

Finland’s Development Minister Ville Skinnari is a staunch believer in Nordic cooperation within the...

News December 20, 2019

Nordics scale up funding to World Bank’s USD 82b package for poor countries

World Bank donors agreed to a record funding package of grants and loans for poor countries at a gathering...

News December 16, 2019

2020 is make or break for NDF. Board prepares for possible capital injection

The board of the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has agreed on a timetable for a new strategy and possible...

Business November 29, 2019

The new dynamics in Oslo: 3 parties, 3 portfolios, 3 ways of managing aid

A long, drawn-out process has finally led to a revamp of Norway’s aid administration and a reorganisation...

News November 15, 2019

After years of neglect, Denmark vows to promote women’s role in peace building

From a leadership position 15 years ago, Denmark has “explicitly de-prioritised” its commitment to UN...

News November 14, 2019

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Peace or civil war. Sweden ponders aid to Afghanistan for next 5 years

Will a negotiated solution to the conflict in Afghanistan lead to a ceasefire and peace agreement or...

News November 08, 2019

Nordic donors divided over best response to homophobic crackdown in Tanzania

While Denmark has frozen DKK 65 million in aid in response to the anti-gay crackdown in Dar es Salaam,...

News November 28, 2018

Swedish caretaker government: aid at 1% of GNI in 2019, few clues about priorities

The current Swedish administration, which is acting as a caretaker government, proposes that aid remains...

News November 16, 2018