DT 21-22 / 2005

Sida’s response to tsunami crisis praised

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is on the whole praised for its performance in responding to the tsunami catastrophe a year ago.

News December 31, 2005

Plans for stepping up aid to Africa. Narrow options for donors

Sweden, Norway and Finland plan for sharp rises in their bilateral aid to African recipients, but in...

News December 31, 2005

Appeal for Norwegian aid offensive in power sector

A working group appointed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends a doubling of Norwegian...

News December 31, 2005

Red Cross criticised for keeping tsunami evaluation secret

The single largest recipient of tsunami funds in the world - the international Red Cross Movement - is...

News December 31, 2005

Not so tough on Bretton Woods

IMF has asked Norway to contribute six times more than Sweden to a new fund designed to help poor countries...

News December 31, 2005

Embracing IMF

Referring to Norway’s large oil revenues, the IMF has requested an extraordinary contribution to the...

Opinion Editorial December 31, 2005

Norwegian mixed credits all but disappear after untying

After several dry years, Norway approved four mixed credit projects last year. The contracts amount to...

Business December 31, 2005

Value of Danish mixed credit projects skyrockets to DKK 2.2b in 2005

While other Nordic countries have scaled back their mixed credits, Denmark reaches new record levels....

Business December 05, 2005

Swedish soft loans also stalled due to outdated rules

While Norway’s complete untying marginalised its mixed credit scheme, Sweden has followed OECD rules...

Business December 31, 2005

China continues to dominate Finnish concessional loan portfolio

Finland has approved eight mixed credit schemes in 2005. The contract value amounts to about EUR 55 million...

Business December 31, 2005

COWI back on top of Danish aid consultancy market in 2005

COWI is back on top of the Danish aid market. Once again, the firm is without question the leading consultancy...

Business December 31, 2005

Donors slow to act on climate challenge

There’s no escaping it. Changing monsoons, agriculture in crisis, environmental refugees - climate change is looming ever larger on the horizon of overseas development agencies and the consultants and suppliers who benefit from the aid “pie". But are these agencies keeping up with the challenge?

Opinion December 31, 2005

DT 21-22 / 2005

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