VOL. XLVI

No 37

15-September-2003

IRAQ

IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION

Iraqs Governing Council Names Sinan al-Shabibi As Central Bank Governor

Iraqs Governing Council announced on 10 September that it had appointed Sinan al-Shabibi as the first post-war Governor of the Iraqi Central Bank. Dr Shabibi has spent 20 years as an advisor to UNCTAD, and prior to that worked for Iraqs oil and planning ministries. He is an expert on Iraqi economic issues, including the countrys foreign debt, war reparations and the UN...