Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 27

05-July-2004

IRAQ

Bahr al-Ulum Comments On US Intervention In Oil Investment

One of the biggest difficulties that the Iraqi authorities faced under the US-led occupation of Iraq was its inability to secure funding from the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) for maintenance and operations, according to former Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum, in an interview with al-Hayat on 19 June. He added that after pressure had been brought to bear, a budget was...