VOL. XLVI

No 24

16-June-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Bremer Announces $100Mn Construction Program For Iraq

The US Chief Administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, announced on 10 June that the US would use $100mn of Iraqi funds to finance construction projects which were essential to modernizing the economy, and would at the same time create jobs for thousands of workers on important projects across the country. Speaking at a news conference, Mr Bremer said that in all cases the work will be done by...