VOL. XLVII

No 19

10-May-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

EU Releases 160Mn To Iraq Reconstruction Facility

The EU on 5 May released 160mn to the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq which is jointly held by the UN and the World Bank (for details see MEES, 16 February). The allocation is part of the 200mn pledge to Iraq made by the EU at the donor conference held in Madrid last October (MEES, 3 November 2003), and follows the release of the first tranche of 40mn in December 2003. EU...