VOL. XLVII

No 14

05-April-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraqi Reparation Payments To Kuwait Reach $9.5Bn, But $29Bn Remains Unpaid

Iraqi war reparations paid out to Kuwait under the program run by the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) have reached $9.5bn, according to Khalid al-Mudhaf, head of Kuwaits compensation authority. But UNCC awards to Kuwait amount to a total of $38.5bn, leaving $29bn in reparations to Kuwait still unpaid, says Mr Mudhaf. Awards and payments to Kuwait, which has filed claims...