Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 51/52

20/27-December-2004

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

World Bank Grants $235Mn For Iraq Development

The World Bank (WB) announced on 6 December that it had signed three loan agreements with the interim Iraqi government for reconstruction and development projects totaling $145mn. Through the WBs Iraq Trust Fund, a multi-donor vehicle administered by the bank, $65mn was awarded to restore basic water supply and sanitation services in Baghdad through reconstruction...