IRAQ

 
Iraqi Parliament Snubs Kurds To ‘Pass 2013 Budget’
 
Iraq’s parliament at long last passed the country’s controversial 2013 budget, as MEES went to press.  Against all expectations and after repeated efforts, Iraqi law makers managed to get the necessary quorum to pass the long-stalled budget, despite the lack of any Kurdish deputies. The budget allocates only ID750bn ($645mn) for the Kurds to pay the oil investors for their costs, which is...