VOL. XLVII

No 06

9-February-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraqi Planning Minister Announces End-February Meeting In UAE To Expedite Aid Disbursement

The Iraqi Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation, Mahdi al-Hafidh, has announced that a meeting will be convened in Abu Dhabi at the end of February to speed up the disbursement of aid money to Iraq, and activate the two funds run by the World Bank and the UN. Mr Hafidh said that aid pledged to Iraq must be injected immediately without waiting...