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DT 6 / 2013

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Wind in the sails for Indonesia forest deal

The extended moratorium on logging, recently announced by President Yudhoyono, will not stop deforestation in Indonesia. But it is viewed by Norway as a gesture of good faith for the billion-dollar bilateral climate forest deal.

News May 29, 2013

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NGO leader to take over at Swedfund

Secretary General of SOS Children’s Villages Sweden Anna Ryott has been appointed Managing Director of...

News May 29, 2013

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Massive reform at Swedish Red Cross. Is it enough to satisfy Sida?

The Swedish Red Cross has been through four tough years with a serious corruption scandal, a loss of...

News May 29, 2013

How Norway and Denmark cashed in on IMF gold prize by letting aid pay

As donor fatigue hit in the wake of the global financial crisis, IMF decided to transfer billions of...

News May 29, 2013

New strategies for Tanzania, Zambia. First step in long-awaited aid policy reform

The Foreign Ministry in Stockholm is breathing a sigh of relief as the four-party coalition government...

News May 29, 2013

So ended the ‘Finnish scandal’

Often we hear that the police in developing countries are ineffective and reluctant to investigate corruption,...

Opinion Editorial May 29, 2013

TrønderEnergi to make second Uganda hydropower investment

The Norwegian energy company that built the Bugoye power station is poised to launch its second hydropower...

Business May 29, 2013

Three Finns acquitted in Costa Rican aid scam

A local court has acquitted three Finns on trial in Helsinki over alleged bribery and gross embezzlement...

Business May 29, 2013

Continued support for African trade centre

A trade policy training centre in Africa, launched with Swedish support in December 2006, has aimed to...

Business May 29, 2013

Flood knocked out Bugoye plant

A catastrophic flood in early May changed the course of the Mubuku River overnight with serious consequences...

Business May 29, 2013

Monitoring agricultural market chains in Liberia

The Swedish aid agency Sida is providing SEK 141 million for a five-year market development programme...

Business May 29, 2013

Geothermal energy in Vietnam

Is geothermal a viable energy option for Vietnam? The Energy and Environment Partnership with the Mekong...

Business May 29, 2013

Wins Danida anti-terror contract

A Danida contract combating money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism in Ethiopia has...

Business May 29, 2013

EUR 400,000 in misused Finnish aid

An audit by KPMG has identified “discrepencies” in more than 50 per cent of the EUR 2.1 million in Finnish...

News May 29, 2013

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