Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 34

22-August-2005

No Agreement On Iraq Oil Revenue Sharing As Constitution Talks Deadline Extended

The official announcement by Iraqi National Assembly speaker Hajim al-Hassani on 14 August that talks on the constitution would continue past the 15 August deadline reflected the lack of agreement on a series of issues, not least federalism and the closely-linked issue of oil revenue sharing. While Dr Hassani gave no detail on the logjams holding up a deal,...