multilateral agency
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multilateral
adjective
uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈlæt.ər.əl/us/ˌmʌl.tiˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
involving more than two groups ...
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agency
noun
uk/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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This suggests that amultilateralagencymust be selective in its lending and cognizant of a "default trap" problem.
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Further, it may be more efficient to have one organization-amultilateralagency-coordinate aid disbursement.
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By coordinating official flows from multiple sources, themultilateralagencysolves the threshold and selective default problems, and is able to take advantage of economies of scale and scope.
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It is amultilateralagencydevoted to intellectual co-operation.
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It is much easier, of course, for amultilateralagencyto do this.
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As the onlymultilateralagencywith a mandate to focus exclusively on agriculture, and particularly on poor farmers, it deserves our full support.
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In this sense, multilateral agencies serve as an enforcement mechanism in an international setting, thereby providing a rationale for the existence of such organizations.
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However, the reluctance of governments and multilateral agencies to do little other than hold conferences, without committing resources, sadly spells out the real future.
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This suggests that, in designing policies, multilateral agencies should take into consideration "country-specific" characteristics, especially the institutional framework of the country.
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This was the first occasion at which multilateral agencies and national governments gathered to consider the whole panoply of shared environmental problems and the proper scope of the response.
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There is a greater willingness to work together and with bilateral and multilateral agencies.
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We are also collaborating more closely with the major multilateral agencies in the region.
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We take the same view in the multilateral agencies to which we contribute.
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We earn a great deal through our 20,000 experts who are deployed through the multilateral agencies.
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Data on sources of procurement by the multilateral agencies are subject to various qualifications.
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This figure does not include money channelled through multilateral agencies.
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Not the least of those is the amount of money that we are committed to contribute through the multilateral agencies.
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We recognise that although the nation state remains dominant, there is a need for multilateral agencies and combined resources.
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If the new clause was accepted, we would be unable to contribute through the multilateral agencies.
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