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DT 2 / 2026

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OECD reports largest aid cuts on record last year, yet most Nordics increased their ODA spending

US aid cuts drove the largest reductions in development assistance on record, with France, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany also rolling back aid last year, according to the OECD. Germany is now the largest OECD donor. While Finland continued to reduce, the other Nordics largely held their ground. The Nordic share of OECD aid increased sharply, and Norway is the only donor to surpass the 1 per cent of GNI bar.

News April 09, 2026

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Brazilian prosecutor: carbon credit project in Pará backed by Norwegian funding is ‘illegal’

The Brazilian Federal Prosecution Service has called for the cancellation of a forest carbon credit deal...

News April 09, 2026

At the frontier of development finance

The Dane Kirstine Damkjær has taken up the position as Chief Investment Officer at Amsterdam-based ILX,...

Business March 31, 2026

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IFAD’s Alvaro Lario: dual oil and fertilizer shock will hit small-scale farmers hard

IFAD, the only UN agency with a AA+ credit rating, has weathered crises before. As war in the Persian...

News March 27, 2026

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Déjà vu in Geneva: Rich and poor countries in tense conflict over final rulebook for next pandemic

There is a deep North-South split in the 11th hour of negotiations in Geneva to finalise the global pandemic...

News March 24, 2026

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Soul searching at Nordic Development Fund as it looks for new partners

Amid a massive rollback in global aid, the Helsinki-based Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has launched...

Business March 23, 2026

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Nordics hold their ground following Trump II cuts to UNFPA

In the first year of Trump II aid cuts, a few donors in Europe have held up their support for the UN...

March 16, 2026

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Jakob Granit’s sudden exit from Sida fuels political storm over Swedish aid, unions call for calm

In a surprise move, Jakob Granit, head of Sweden’s aid agency Sida, has stepped down. Disagreement with...

News March 09, 2026

Crossroads: Norfund’s value now equals an entire aid budget

Norfund, with profits that have nearly kept pace with the oil fund, now has a total value that roughly...

Business February 23, 2026

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