Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 33

16-August-2004

IRAQ

Volcker Says Investigation Of UN In Oil-For-Food Program To Finish In Mid-2005

Paul Volcker, chairman of the three-man panel investigating allegations of UN involvement in the Iraq oil-for-food program, said on 9 August that it would take until the middle of 2005 and at least $30mn for the Independent Inquiry Committee to determine whether UN officials engaged in corruption during the course of the humanitarian program. Speaking at a...