Nordic donors want the Asian Development Bank’s Anticorruption Unit to be more transparent and publicise the names of the companies and individuals it sanctions. ADB has so far refused to do so.

Nine Nordic Plus countries launch joint procurement policy

Nine donors in an enlarged “Nordic Plus" group have issued a joint procurement policy that seeks to improve efficiency and transparency in aid procurement.

Norwegians evaluate post-Taliban aid to Afghanistan

Norwegian consultants are playing a key role in three separate evaluations of post-Taliban aid to Afghanistan. The Bergen-based Chr. Michelsens Institute has won a key joint-donor evaluation contract with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assess post-Taliban humanitarian and reconstruction aid to Afghanistan.