Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 49

7-Dec-2009

IRAQ

Basri Calls For PPP Projects To Enable Iraq To Make Up For Capital Shortage

Since Iraq has failed to raise the necessary financial resources for reconstruction in the past few years, it should consider alternative ways of financing its reconstruction projects through private-public partnerships (PPPs), argues Iraqi economist Kamal al-Basri in a new research report made available to MEES. Dr Basri noted that, while the Ministry of Plannings...