Innovation Norway has closed down its Manila office without any consultation even though a group of firms finance almost half of the costs of the bureau. The Manila office has with great success promoted Norwegian consultancies in the Asian Development Bank.

Sweden, Norway and Finland rush to catch up with the Danes

In just one year, Denmark has gone from being one of the EU’s staunchest supporters of tied aid to one of its most transparent donors. Now the other Nordics are trying to catch up. The result could be the emergence of a much more transparent Nordic aid market within the next few months.

Danish Ministry aims for more open Nordic market

A Nordic seminar hosted last week in Copenhagen by the Danish Foreign Ministry (Danida and the Danish Trade Council) has pushed the issue of transparency in aid procurement.