by Jeffrey Lloyd | Aug 4, 2014 | Monitor
Foreign Direct Investment has increased in recent years across regions, especially by larger, more quickly developing nations like China.[i] At 2012 year-end, the Congressional Research Service reported $61.4 billion in US to Africa direct investment.[ii]...
by Jeffrey Lloyd | Jul 29, 2014 | Monitor
The World Bank has approved a $500 million dollar loan to Egypt for the Household Natural Gas Connection Project. This will be a major boost in solving Egypt’s energy crisis, and a welcome confidence building measure for the new government under El-Sisi. The Household...
by Jeffrey Lloyd | Jul 29, 2014 | Monitor
EU Set to Widen Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Tom Burridge / BBC The European Union is set to agree new sanctions against Russia, targeting its finance, energy and defense sectors over the conflict in Ukraine. Russia Violated 1987 Nuclear Missile Treaty Jim Kuhnenn...
by Jeffrey Lloyd | Jul 14, 2014 | Monitor
U.S. Sees Risk in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi ForceEric Schmitt & Michael R. Gordon / The New York TimesA classified military assessment of Iraq’s security forces concludes that many units are so deeply infiltrated by either Sunni extremist informants or Shiite...
by Jeffrey Lloyd | Jul 2, 2014 | Monitor
‘Iranian Fighter Jets Deployed’ to Help Iraq Fight ISISJonathan Marcus / BBCStrong evidence has emerged to suggest that Iran has supplied Iraq with Sukhoi Su-25 “Frogfoot” aircraft to help it try to halt the Isis offensive. Dempsey Discusses...
