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DT 8 / 2007

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Norconsult risks being blacklisted by WB

Norconsult International, a major player in the Norwegian aid market, has come under corruption scrutiny by the World Bank and now risks blacklisting and debarment from participation in tenders for future Bank-financed projects. A water project in Tanzania is currently under investigation.

News May 30, 2007

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Finnish Minister favours aid for carbon sinks

The new Finnish government will explore how bilateral forestry aid can be used to promote “carbon sinks" in developing countries as a way of combating climate change. Development Today met with Finland's newly appointed Foreign Trade and Development Minister.

News May 30, 2007

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US loses financial top spot in World Bank

US financial muscle in the World Bank has shrunk and it is no longer the largest donor in the Bank’s...

News May 30, 2007

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Military efforts in Afghanistan skyrocket while Nordic aid lags behind

All Nordic countries are scaling up their military efforts in Afghanistan while aid investments fell....

News May 30, 2007

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New Palestinian bank account releases Norwegian funds

The Palestinian Ministry of Finance has finally a bank account, which makes it possible to transfer international...

News May 30, 2007

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The commodity problematique

As supermarket prices for coffee, tea, cocoa and sugar have risen, the share received by producers in...

Opinion May 30, 2007

Sweden needs to be a ‘more coherent’ UN donor

The Swedish Foreign Ministry is undertaking a major effort to harmonise the SEK 13 billion in Swedish...

News May 30, 2007

Deadlock in Afghanistan

The aid community’s position in Afghanistan is in a deadlock. As a survey in this issue shows, the...

Opinion Editorial May 30, 2007

Acting head of Sida

News May 30, 2007

New bag of sweets for Swedish private companies

Sida and the Foreign Ministry are in a frenzy of activity aimed at repairing the troubled relationship...

Business May 30, 2007

Norway returns as financier of hydro in global warming era

The Norwegian revised budget allows for state guarantees for carbon quota purchases from CDM climate...

Business May 30, 2007

Letter to the Editor

Opinion May 30, 2007

SN Power’s India project receives CDM approval

The partially aid-financed Norwegian hydropower investment firm SN Power is building up is CDM portfolio....

Business May 30, 2007

Land registration advisor in Palestine

The Finnish Foreign Ministry invites tenders for an Advisor in Systematic Land Registration contract...

Business May 30, 2007

The local face of Sida

Nationals now make up 35 per cent of all professional staff at the 46 Sida offices worldwide, a new Sida...

News May 30, 2007

Biodiversity programme in four Andean countries

Finland plans to replicate its long-standing biodiversity programme assistance in Peru to cover three...

Business May 30, 2007

Sida avoids ‘perverse incentives’ in CDM projects

Sweden will not purchase carbon quotas that are generated by Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects...

Business May 30, 2007

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