DT 8 / 2009

Donors consider crisis package for Palestinian Authority

A donor meeting in Oslo did not resolve the financial crisis of the debt-ridden Palestinian Authority....

News June 12, 2009

Danes push ahead Africa Commission agenda

The Danish aid adminstration is pushing to get initiatives proposed by the Africa Commission off the...

News June 12, 2009

Auditor frowns on Sida and Swedfund’s use of tax havens

The Swedish Auditor General calls for a review of the engagement of the aid agency Sida and Swedfund...

News June 12, 2009

The parallel cabinet

A review carried out by three Nordic Auditors General highlights the growing donor bureaucracy in Maputo....

Opinion Editorial June 12, 2009

One step closer to a Nordic Embassy in Kabul

At the meeting of Nordic Foreign Ministers in Reykjavik, the ministers confirmed their commitment to closer cooperation among Nordic diplomatic missions as a way of strengthening the “efficiency and influence" of Nordic countries in international affairs.

News June 12, 2009

Finland is committed to Paris Agenda

Opinion June 12, 2009

Danida consultancy pie grows for first time since 2001

Past Danida Annual Reports have shown how the Danish aid consultancy market has been shrinking since...

Business June 12, 2009

More conflicts as SN Power invests in bigger dams, report warns

The average size of SN Power’s hydropower investments is set to quadruple in the coming years, according...

Business June 12, 2009

‘Strong signal’ to Sida to put more contracts out for tender

The Foreign Ministry is still not satisfied with Sida’s handling of consultancy procurement, and is...

Business June 12, 2009

World Bank investigation of Norconsult, two years on

The World Bank’s corruption investigation of the Norwegian consultancy company Norconsult in Tanzania...

Business June 12, 2009

Sweco awarded Kagera River contract

The Swedish engineering consultancy Sweco has been awarded a EUR 188,000 contract to develop a strategy...

Business June 12, 2009

Upcoming tenders for ‘pioneer’ groundwater project

Norway plans to finance a project for groundwater exploration that would provide drinking water to Dar...

Business June 12, 2009

Sustainable forestry in Andean region

Reflecting the 2007 Finnish development policy - which emphasises environment and regional cooperation...

Business June 12, 2009

lmproving electricity supply in Dar es Salaam

Finland is planning a project to improve the electric power supply reliability in the city of Dar es...

Business June 12, 2009

Access to sustainable electricity in Africa

Denmark’s Africa Commission, launched in early May, proposed the creation of an initiative on access...

Business June 12, 2009

Finnish university aid skirts EU law

From 2010, all Finnish universities and colleges will have the legal status of “non-state" institutions. As Minister Väyrynen seeks ways to increase their role in aid, lawyers at the Foreign Ministry have been double-checking whether this violates EU competition rules.

News June 12, 2009

Evaluation of Danish aid programme in Bhutan

The Danish Foreign Ministry announces a tender for an upcoming evaluation of the Danish country programme...

Business June 12, 2009

Green Resources receives IFC, Norwegian support

The Norwegian forest carbon company Green Resources has received USD 18 million in loans from the International...

News June 12, 2009