Loans from international organisations, including loans form World Bank and regional development banks Excludes loans from funds administered by an international organisation on behalf of a single donor Government
Multilateral means involving at least three different groups of people or nations. Many want to abandon the multilateral trade talks in Geneva. involving several different countries or groups bilateral, unilateral unilateral
Negotiations, agreements or treaties that effect or are between three or more parties, countries, etc
{s} having many sides (of an agreement, contract, or discussion, etc.); involving two or more states (Government)
Involving more than two nations or parties Multilateral lending agencies include the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank
An international policy intended to free international trade from the restrictions of bilateralism Multilateralism represents an effort to permit nations to specialize in production and exchange in accordance with the principle of comparative advantage
A foreign policy that seeks to encourage the involvement of several nation-states in coordinated action, usually in relation to a common adversary, with terms and conditions usually specified in a multi-country treaty, such as NATO
Unilateralism George Bush has said that countries are either with the U S or against the U S This means the agenda is being set unilaterally NATO was quick to invoke article 5, which it had never done before; but unlike Kosovo, this is not a NATO action Why? The U S and Britain learned in Kosovo that NATO functions multilateraly The U N was quick to condem the New York and Washington bombings; but unlike Iraq, this is not a U N action Why? Again the U S would like a free hand