VOL. XLVI

No 25

23-June-2003

IRAQ

US Invites Proposals For Iraq Economic Plan, Pushes Privatization

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has shortlisted 10 firms to submit bids for a plan to restructure the Iraqi economy into a free market system, including a major privatization program. According to USAID spokesman Luke Zahner, USAID selected the 10 firms for a streamlined bidding process in an effort to get the project started in six to eight weeks. The program is intended to...