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FEBRUARY, 2005

February 28
Envoy calls on Iran to help with Iraq's reconstruction
IRNA

Iraq working on plan to boost oil output
Mena Report

Iraq to launch new measures to protect oil fields
Mena Report

Opposing agendas snarl Shiite, Kurd cooperation in Iraq
Christian Science Monitor

Iraqi physician wins top Dubai prize
Trade Arabia

February 25
$9B Goes Missing In Iraq
Hearst

Army Gives Halliburton $9.4 Million in Bonuses
Los Angeles Times (wire)

Russia Agrees to Iraq International Debt Relief Plan
AFP

Iraq auditors target contracts corruption
UPI

World Bank Awards 145 Million in Iraq Reconstruction
AFP

LUKoil pushes for Iraq's large oil field
RBC

Telecoms will be Iraq's second revenue generator after oil: minister
AFP

High quality electricity grid for the city of Al-Sader
Iraq Directory

US military begins transfer of authority to Iraqi security forces
Texas Panhandle Plains

February 24
Mixed picture for IDPs in the north
IRIN

Iraq Water Project Moves Forward
VOA

Al Ameen's $2.7 million sewage and wastewater project removes health hazard
Portal Iraq

Renovation of 30 Iraqi schools to be completed this month
Portal Iraq

Iraq: Neocolonialism Takes Different Guises
The Guardian

NATO members pledge support for Iraq training and finance
Portal Iraq

Iraq announces bid for passport production
MENAFN

Laserfiche awarded contract for Iraqi software
MENAFN

February 23
President's uncle on board of firm profiting from war
Los Angeles Times

Shiite nominates Jaafari for premiership
Xinhuanet

India wants long-term oil contract with Iraq
Mena Report

Political Stoush Erupts Over Iraq Wheat Debt
ABC Rural

Export Promotion Bureau to facilitate Pak firms’ participation
APP

NATO Agrees on Modest Plan for Training Iraqi Forces
New York Times

Iraq to receive reconstruction security from Australian troops
Portal Iraq

Iraqi universities set up capacity in archaeology
MENAFN

February 22
Kirkuk Water Treatment Plant Re-Opens
Iraq Development Program

Insurgents systematically crippling Baghdad
New York Times

Iraq's road to reconstruction studded with potholes
Keralanext

Iraq to invite telephone licence bids
BBC

Jordanian-Iraqi firm adopts modernisation plan to minimise operational losses
Jordan Times

$4.28 million went to agriculture sector since 2004
MENAFN

February 17
UN auditor to brief US congressmen on oil-for-food
Xinhuanet

Iraq Announces Extension of Period for Submission of Commercial Claims
Business Wire

$81bn Iraq plan hits snag
Reuters

Woodside Petroleum eyes Iraq oil sector
Mena Report

Iraq tenders for 50,000T sugar
Reuters

Iraq's national agriculture machinery rehabilitation program aids farmers
Portal Iraq

Bidding for construction of water treatment units in Iraq begins
Portal Iraq

February 16
Obligations to Iraq reconstruction exceed $13 billion
Portal Iraq

LUKOIL hopes to launch oil development project in Iraq soon
Itar-Tass

Iraq: US$70 billion for development projects
Mena Report

U.S. contractors in Iraq allege abuses
MSNBC

China willing to continue help in Iraq's reconstruction
PTI

Focus on needs in Kirkuk
IRIN

Oil-for-food plans opposed
Trade Arabia

USAID to promote Iraq's economic growth
MENAFN

February 15
Lawmakers Told About Contract Abuse in Iraq
Washington Post

Senate hearing says Iraq CPA wasted millions
ISN Security Watch

Sorting out winners and losers in Iraq
St. Petersburg Times

Iraq plans to significantly boost oil production capacity
Mena Report

Jaafari 'favoured as Iraq premier'
Reuters

Jordan grants Iraqi businesspeople citizenship
Portal Iraq

Iraq's Shia Alliance to form coalition following election success
BBC

February 14
Iraq Reconstruction Cash Given in Sacks
AP

Senate investigators say UN oil inspector was bribed by Saddam
New York Times

Iraq Shi'ites Debate PM Choice, Allies After Vote
Reuters

Oil pipeline attacked in northern Iraq
Xinhuanet

Over 50 Saudi companies to take part in Rebuild Iraq 2005
Portal Iraq

Kurds rejoice with 2nd place in historic elections
AFP

Maersk eyes longer Iraq deal
Reuters

Iraq plans to resume exports from Kirkuk
MENAFN

February 11
More to oil-for-food shenanigans than meets the eye
NZ Herald

Profiteering from the Iraq war
uruknet.info

Post-election Iraq
Turkish Press

MES appeals for help to rebuild Iraq mosques
Bahrain Tribune

Stifling the flow on the Syria-Iraq border
Power and Interest News Report

Iraq to resume oil exports to Turkey
Reuters

Progress continues on water plant in Baghdad
USAID

February 10
Security costs eat into Iraq reconstruction funds
Reuters

Iraq to close borders
Reuters

Recounts delay final result in Iraq poll
AFP

Negroponte Says U.S. to Work Constructively with Next Iraqi Government
Bureau of International Information press release

The Oil-for-Slush Scandal
Village Voice

U.S. Gives Iraqi Hospitals Broken Promises in Place of Medicine
NewStandard

Iraqi oil production depends on politics, oil minister says
Oil & Gas Journal

Telwar sells wheat to Iraq
Reuters

Kurdish Aims For A Post-Election Iraq
Forbes

February 9
Results of Landmark Iraq Election Delayed
AP

UN top official to brief US lawmakers on Volcker's report
Xinhuanet

Grassroots human security grant aid to Iraq (Governorate of Al-Muthanna including Samawah)
Government of Japan press release

Iraqi farmers forced to sow modified grain
Uruk Net

Official : Iraq to be allowed Fed deposit
MENAFN

Work on Baghdad International Airport renovation to be completed soon
MENAFN

February 8
Fraud and corruption
Guardian

Two suspended over Iraq oil-for-food programme
Reuters

Iraqi Elites May Award Oil Contracts Before New Assembly Sits
NewStandard

Kurds in second place in Iraq vote count
Turkish Daily News

Oil companies impatient for 'new Iraq'
UPI

UN Presses Ahead With School Rehabilitation And Mine Clearance In Iraq
Harold Doan and Associates press release

Iraq to earn millions from $5bn Fed deposit
Reuters

OCI to invest $300 million in Iraqi plant
MENAFN

February 7
Vast Iraq Oil-for-Food Corruption Probe Widens
Scotsman

Leading Shiite cleric says new Iraq must embrace Islamic law
USA Today

'More a Census Than an Election'
IPS

Iraq oil pipeline ablaze after fresh sabotage
AFP

Iraq to resume north oil exports
Reuters

February 1
Questions mount for official who ran oil-for-food scheme
FT

U.S. Reviews Rebuilding, Gives More Power to Iraqis
Reuters

Kurds Claim Poll Lead In Tense Iraq Oil City Of Kirkuk
AFP

Education grants to secure new building contracts - Iraq
MENAFN

MSA Secures $21 Million Contract for Army Helmet Communications Systems
MSA press release

Iraqi oil ministry awards UAE firms oilfield study
MENAFN

 

   
 

CSIS: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
December 2007 report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies assessing the U.S. Defense Departments latest report on Iraq. The CSIS report cites "strong indicators that the glass has gone from one that was mostly empty to one that is at least half full," but adds that the military assessment "scarcely describes a stable or secure Iraq and it indicates that the Iraq War still presents a high risk of failure."

IMF Review (August, 2007) PDF file
Report on Iraq’s economic situation, the effects of deteriorations in security, and progress on strengthening macroeconomic and structural reforms, based on IMF meetings with Iraqi officials and analysis by the IMF staff and Executive Board.

 

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Development Fund for Iraq: Summary of 2007 Audit PDF file
Ernst & Young's summary of findings for the period ending December 31, 2006, from the International Advisory and Monitoring Board for Iraq (IAMB).

Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products (In Arabic) PDF file
2006
The second transparency report produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil, describing corruption in the oil sector, and in particular the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.

 

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