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DECEMBER, 2004

December 28
Bush To Request $80 Billion Iraq Supplement, Lawmaker Says
AFP

Iraq and Jordan to establish free-trade zone
MENAFN

Japan to give Iraq Y10 bil for hospitals and police
Kyodo News

Iraq extends wheat tender
Reuters

War contracts boost Arsenal as cuts loom
Quad City Times

Iraq eyes Egypt and Jordan for electricity
MENAFN

U.N. probe points to Iraq's oil-smuggling
AP

Gulf Bank signs deal for $100m ABC loan
Bahrain Tribune

Slayings Spur Exodus of Kurds From Iraqi Town
Reuters

Baghdad water projects aim to be completed by December 2005
MENAFN

Electricity, gas shortages fuel discontent in Baghdad
Washington Post

Iraqi small businesses confident about future economic growth
MENAFN

Russia sends humanitarian aid to Iraq
Xinhua

Australia firm wins $1m Iraq deal
Daily Liberal

December 22
U.S. Contractor Pulls Out of Reconstruction Effort in Iraq
LA Times

United States to provide technical support to Iraqi Oil Ministry
Portal Iraq

Iraq to restudy oil contracts with Russia, France
Itar-Tass

North Iraq pipeline 'still shut'
Reuters

Baghdad 'impeding Iraqna nowrk'
Trade Arabia

WB grants Iraq $20 million to improve water supply
MENAFN

Iraq hopeful on IMF accord
Trade Arabia

December 21
Gulf Arabs Want All Iraqis to Take Part in Polls
Reuters

Iraq clears overdue service payments with World Bank's IBRD
AFP

Pak prepared to contribute to Iraq's reconstruction: Musharraf
ANI

Oil Refinery for Amara
Mathaba

420,000 tonnes Thai rice for Iraq
Reuters

Iraq seeks to attract foreign investment by mid 2005
MENAFN

Coalition trash proves lucrative for Iraqis deprived of Western goods
Daily Star

December 20
RTI must bid on Iraq contract
News Observer

Iraqi FM meets Musharraf, discusses security, elections
Pakistan Link

Contractor in Iraq seeks the dismissal of fraud charges
LA Times

Saddam urges Iraqis to unite
Reuters

Iraq procurement to take place at the end of June 2005 in Amman
MENAFN

December 17
US to forgive $5.4bn Iraq debt
AFP

Baker Hughes Gets SEC Request About UN Oil for Food
Bloomberg

Petrel hit by Iraq contracts rumours
Financial Times

Annan vows to aid investigation of Iraq oil-for-food allegations
USA Today

U.S. Defense Department Report: Iraq Reconstruction, Security Issues
U.S. Department of State press release

ATC gets $4.89 million award for LRAD order in Iraq
MENAFN

December 16
Iraq Awards First Post-War Oilfield Contracts
Reuters

Just $2 billion spent on Iraqi civil works
UPI

Iraq hopes to attract FDI by next summer
Khaleej Times

100 blocs to contest Iraq poll
Reuters

Iraq elections awaken hopes of revival in war-torn Basra
Financial Times

Voting chance for exiled Iraqis
Reuters

'Gateway to Iraq' in Dubai
Trade Arabia

Pachachi's party to contest poll
Reuters

December 15
US 'failed to control' Iraq oil
BBC

Southern Iraq's oil exports down almost a third
AFP

Tyco to give SEC info on Iraq oil deal
Bloomberg

Annan to see Powell, Rice as Iraq election nears
Reuters

Bumar wins $236m Iraq orders
Reuters

Halliburton gets work contracts in Iraq worth $10 billion
MENAFN

ChevronTexaco training Iraqis
Reuters

December 14
SEC questions Tyco on Iraq oil-for-food program
AP

W.T.O. to Consider Iraq and Afghanistan
New York Times

79 blocs to enter Iraq poll
Reuters

UN help for Iraq polls urged
Reuters

Pentagon Briefing on Iraq Reconstruction
U.S. Department of Defense press release

US rice eyes Iraq sales
Reuters

Around $1 million to be spent on Gazaliya sewer system repairs
Portal Iraq

December 13
Saddam's illicit oil trade was no secret to U.S. officials
AP

Halliburton hires Colombian mercenaries for protection in Iraq
AFP

Iraq fuel crisis adds to chaos
Gaurdian

WTO to begin Iraq entry talks
Reuters

Basra oil exports hit
Reuters

Iraq wants compensation from Russia if oil for food scandal proves to be true
MENAFN

Mosul airport to host international commercial flights
MENAFN

December 9
Halliburton Iraq contract eclipses $10 Billion
Houston Business Journal

U.S. Spends a Sixth of $12 Billion Iraq Reconstruction Funds
Bloomberg

Russia Won't Pledge to Aid Iraq Oil Probe, Envoy Says
Bloomberg

Official: Russia's decision to right off Iraqi debt will help in Iraq's reconstruction
MENAFN

AFCEE awards Versar $3 million
MENAFN

KGL shortlisted for Iraq port contract
Trade Arabia

December 8
Iraqi economic recovery seen in 2005 - World Bank
Jordan Times

Russia, Iraq make no headway on Lukoil
Reuters

The IMF and the Future of Iraq
Media Monitors Network

Oil-for-food scandal investigator conflict of interest No. 2
Canada Free Press

Iraq willing to conclude any contracts with Russia - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi
ITAR-TASS

Iraq, terrorism to top summit agenda
Trade Arabia

S Korea gives $200,000 for Iraq education fund
Gulf Times

Iraqi cement prices climb up to 3 times their price last year
MENAFN

The good and bad news in Iraq: The Americans aren't leaving
Daily Star

December 7
Allawi meets Putin for oil and debt talks
AFP

Iraq bids to join World Trade Organisation
Trade Arabia

Fallujah reconstruction to begin
Army News Service

Iraq gets $145 million grant from World Bank
MENAFN

Farm group seeks early wheat debt payment
ABC

Iraq agrees to open its borders for cars manufactured before 2000
MENAFN

Russia to determined to assist in Iraqi stabilisation
MENAFN

December 6
World Bank signs three Iraqi contracts
Business Report

Reconstruction becomes crucial before Iraq vote
Washington Post

Insurgents attack pipeline in northern Iraq
AP

Sheikh Fidhaal Al-K'ood calls for the reconstruction of Falluja
MENAFN

MBI International offers 60 scholarships to Iraqi students
MENAFN

December 3
Main facts about the Iraq oil-for-food program
Reuters

Iraq Nov. oil exports hit year low
Reuters

Baghdad's Sadr City embraces reconstruction ahead of Iraqi elections
AP

Channel 4 Radio Network goes live in Iraq
Channel 4 Radio Network press release

Iraq invites China to attend bidding for oil development
Interfax

December 2
Kuwait to cut most of Iraq debt
Reuters

Saudi Arabia has yet to specify amount to be cut off from Iraqi debt
MENAFN

Zhirinovsky named in oil-for-food scandal
UPI

Americans' Role Eyed in U.N. Oil Scandal
ABC

Job market flourishes in Iraq's north
Daily Star

China, Iraq to strengthen energy cooperation
Xinhuanet

Iraqi expatriates return to homeland with upcoming elections
MENAFN

December 1
Iraq oil infrastructure losing billions due to insurgency, tribal feuds
AP

Iraqi President Says Elections May End Insecurity
Bloomberg

Iraq to spend $1 billion to increase oil output
AINA

Researchers analyse effect of war in Iraq on economy
Jordan Times

HSBC eyes Libya, Iraq business
Reuters

Japan to grant Iraqi province with $772,000 for road reparations
MENAFN

Saudi Arabia aims to abandon part of the Iraqi debt
MENAFN

Awadallah to hold talks with World Bank officials on financing Jordanian-Iraqi projects
Jordan Times

 

   
 

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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