VOL. XLVII

No 10

08-March-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Donors Release $1Bn To UN, World Bank Iraq Trust Funds

International donors have agreed to release around $1bn into the UN and World Bank Trust Funds, which make up the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq. The decision to release the funds came at a meeting held in Abu Dhabi on 28-29 February at which Iraqs Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation, Mahdi al-Hafidh, put forward a list of 700 projects costing a total of...