And the drumming of fingers by the American government over the 500-odd property claims from ex-owners, mostly Nicaraguans, resident in the United States had become a deafening throb, accompanied by warnings that the Americans would suspend aid and block multilateral loans unless things were sorted out.

ECONOMIST: Nicaragua

After all, unlike its new Russian partner, the consortium needed to secure loans from multilateral institutions and was sensitive to bad publicity.

ECONOMIST: Russian energy

Islamabad is dependent on loans and aid from multilateral agencies where Washington carries great weight.

CNN: Delicate Diplomacy

Official credits - including those extended by multilateral institutions like the IMF - were similarly configured as general purpose loans with no non-economic conditionality such as geopolitical behavior and more specific security-related concerns.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy