Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 22

31-May-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraq Pleads For Help From Donors As Little Aid Is Disbursed

Both Iraqi and international aid officials have urged donors to make pledged funds available as soon as possible as the country battles with huge infrastructure needs, a lack of security and increasing violence. Speaking at the most recent donors conference in Qatar on 25-26 May, they said that of the billions of dollars pledged in aid (which are in the range of...