The Danish Chief Prosecutor is considering whether the profits earned by 17 Danish firms on illegal contracts with the Saddam Hussein regime through the UN Oil for Food Programme in Iraq can be confiscated.

Uncertain future for Norway's untied mixed credit

The Foreign Ministry is considering closing down the untied mixed credit scheme in Norwegian aid, an idea originally proposed in a report by the consultant Econ Pöyry. Stakeholders strongly object.

NIRAS to manage Danish emergency roster

The Danish consulting firm NIRAS has won a contract with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen to manage the International Humanitarian Service - the roster of Danes working in emergency relief operations abroad.