Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 29

19-July-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Volcker Outlines Oil-For-Food Investigation, Says Report Ready In 6 To 8 Months

Writing in the Wall Street Journal on 7 July, Paul Volcker, who was appointed by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan earlier this year to lead an investigation into allegations of corruption within the UN-sponsored Oil-for-Food Program for Iraq, addressed concerns made by critics about his three-member panel and said that he hoped to deliver a...