VOL. XLV

No 46

18-November-2002

IRAQ

Outlook For Iraqs Postwar Economic Recovery

The possibility of a US attack on Iraq that results in a change of regime has recently focused attention on the countrys deteriorating economic conditions and the steps needed to bring about improvement. However, if Iraq is to emerge from its current crisis, it needs to reduce its reliance on oil revenues and public finance through well-defined economic policies, according to a paper by Sabri Zire al-Saadi, an...