In the highly competitive global arms market, nations vie for both profit and political influence through weapons sales, in particular to developing nations, which remain "the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers," according to the study.
Perhaps Shanker, too, felt uncomfortable with his subject, because he included the following generic description: "In the highly competitive global arms market, nations vie for both profit and political influence through weapons sales, in particular to developing nations..."...
The corollary is that the proportional index in particular might penalize developing nations more heavily, even though some European nations still performed poorly (e.g., Denmark, Netherlands, Malta).
In particular, he said, the developing nations objected to what they saw as a move to give large contributors more power than smaller ones.
It is of particular importance to vulnerable developing nations and small island states, which fear that they could be submerged by rising seas unless warming remains this modest.
Of particular concern to the developing nations are sections of Mr. Annan's report that give the secretary general new responsibilities in the budgeting and personnel deployment, which the General Assembly believes are exclusively its preserve.
Developing nations, particular in Africa, had argued they had not benefited in the past from their natural resources which had been developed into lucrative products by wealthy Western countries.
In particular, it sided with developing nations who question whether they should be held to their emissions targets if the rich nations, including the U.S., continue to withhold the funds they promised in Paris to help poor nations meet emissions promises and adapt to climate change.
The World Bank in particular championed Mr. Naqvi's cause and the idea that private investors like Abraaj could replace traditional financing techniques — namely, loans from the public sector — to foster economic development in developing nations.
