Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 30

25-July-2005

Iraq

IRFFI Donors Advance Iraqs Role In Reconstruction, Reviews Progress

A meeting of donors to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) held in Jordan on 18-19 July has concluded with a commitment to strengthen the role of Iraqs government in the reconstruction process. Canadian Ambassador Michael Bell, Chair of the IRFFI, said that the Iraqi government proposed a new donor coordination mechanism be created that...