VOL. XLVII

No 21

24-May-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraq Trust Fund Holds $1Bn, Violence Slowing Process Of Disbursement

Donors to the UN and World Bank administered Iraq Trust Fund (ITF) have so far injected $1bn into the funds two accounts, according to Iraqi Minister of Planning Mahdi al-Hafidh (for details of the structure of the ITF see MEES, 16 February). The aid money has been flowing in following a donor meeting held in Abu Dhabi on 28-29 February to chase up pledges made at the Madrid donors...